Oh, really? You reveal a shocking lack of depth in your knowledge of Scripture. One of my favorite Scriptures, and one of the earliest ones I learned, is Philippians 4:19:
And my God will supply all of your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
O.K. Let me see if I can explain this in words of one syllable or less. My point was not to contest Phi. 4:19 or any other Scripture. The point I was trying to make that a genuine commitment to faith does not necessarily carry with it a better life.
Case in point. We've had numerous occasions when hard core biker types and/or gang bangers and/or druggies have come forward and made a public commitment to faith in Jesus Christ. And I mean a genuine commitment. That did not preclude their biker or gang banger buddies from coming back to wherever they were and putting a bullet in their brain. And it happened. Not often, but it did happen. They accept the Cross, and a few weeks later, they're being loaded into body bags.
If they labored under the assumption that somehow their faith in Jesus Christ was going to automatically result in some kind of better, safer life, they were sadly mistaken. If Dr. Laura, in a less dramatic example, was assuming that somehow she was going to get some payoff by virtue of her newfound faith, she too was sadly mistaken.
God provides for our needs. The Bible says so. Fine. He certainly takes care of our salvation with the Cross. Beyond that, don't count on anything. And anybody who does better take a good hard look at what their motivations are for embracing their chosen faith.