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Are We Thankful for Everything?
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In 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, the Word says, "Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." This is such a powerful verse. It will take at least three posts to dissect this one, but the part I want to ask about here is the last part. Are we thankful in all circumstances? We should be. The Word says that this is God's will for us. It is not just a cute idea or a nice suggestion. It is the very will of God for us! What does it mean to be thankful in all circumstances? It seems pretty self-explanatory, doesn't it? But our human mind has a hard time wrapping itself around that phrase "in all circumstances", doesn't it? We don't have a problem being thankful for the good things that come our way, but what about the bad? Are we thankful when our spouse cheats on us? Are we thankful when our child is involved in drugs? Are we thankful when we lose our job? Are we thankful when people say evil, untrue things about us? Are we thankful when someone we love dies? Those are included in the "all circumstances" that this is talking about. If we will turn our thinking around to embrace this Biblical principle of being thankful in all circumstances, our Christian walks would be totally transformed! Do you realize that when we aren't thankful that we give Satan glory? That we make him happy? When we aren't thankful, we are telling God that we don't trust Him. We are saying that He doesn't do all things well. Being thankful in everything causes the enemy to flee and releases God to work in our situation. Thankfulness is one of the most powerful spiritual weapons we have. I suggest that we pray that God gives each of us a thankful heart unto Him! |
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3/20/2006 4:50 am |
To be thankful is probably the one thing that St Paul encourages us us most to do. You are so right, that it is not always easy!...but then, being a Christian is not the easiest of lifestyles! I thank God that He is always with me, to give me this spirit of thankfulness
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