Faith needs to be exercised. Love wants a chance to work. The Lord has placed a spiritual life in our hearts and he provides times for that life to go into action. Supplying our needs may be the works that God has prepared in advance for others to do. But notice that the question does not speak of life, but death.
Death is an unnatural end to life.
It is present in our world because of sin. This is hardly a better option than life on earth no matter how hard it may be. A Christian is not afraid to die because the risen Christ has conquered death. The Christian's death is a celebration of life. For that reason he will never hasten the end of this life to enter the next.