[GWfan]

You fail to understand that God is sovereign. He knows what is best for you. It may be that He will have you go through trials and tribulations for reasons you cannot see.

You can name anything you want, but you have no power to really claim anything. Even your salvation is a gift from God. He gave it to you. You did nothing to deserve it.

If 'name it claim it' would work, why didn't Paul the apostle do it? It is because he knew that apart from Christ he could do nothing.

God never promised us riches, health or the good life on earth, He only promises to be with us through it all. That's why Paul wrote, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

[bimmer]

Well said!

[Rockyrich]

You can name anything you want, but you have no power to really claim anything.
It's not through our power, but the power in the name of Jeses. If He didn't want us to claim what we needed, why did He say: ". . . Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain (i.e., problem), 'Be removed and be cast into the sea, and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore, I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you shall have them."

[Giddyupgo]

God never promised us riches, health or the good life on earth, He only promises to be with us through it all. That's why Paul wrote, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

I was going to say the same....very well said GWfan.