GIVING THANKS TO GOD IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES

     When traumatic events; death of a loved one,  a serious accident causing severe injury and/or disability to a loved one or yourself,  a major illness such as cancer, prolonged unemployment causing a financial crisis; happen in your life, it can be very easy to become bitter or pessimistic, and even severely depressed.  Life can just be so overwhelming sometimes.  We may feel like we have the weight of the whole world on us.  And we wonder why does it have to be this way.

We can turn to the Bible for our answer.

1 Peter 1: 3-8  3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,  4to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, 5who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

6In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed  by various trials, 7so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 8and though you have not seen Him, you love Him, and though you do not see Him now,  but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, 9obtaining as the outcome of your faith the salvation of your souls. 

Jesus tells us in John 14:1 to not let our hearts be troubled. We are to believe in God, believe in Jesus.  We should trust Them to know what is best for us even if we may not understand at the time.

Isaiah 55:8-9  8For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," declares the Lord.  9For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.

I Thessalonians 5:18  Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

Take it one day at a time and trust in God, thanking God always for He knows best.

I thank God for hearing my cries so long ago after the death of my son, when it seemed like I had nothing else to live for.   I thank God for turning my life around, taking me from a person with no hope who felt like she was just wasting earth's precious air and water, to someone with a life to share.  I thank God for leading me to a church that welcomed me with open arms, for my wonderful family and friends in my life outside of Myspace and all of my wonderful family and friends that I have found on Myspace. I thank God for giving me His precious Son, Jesus the Christ, who died so that I may live. 

I THANK GOD FOR GIVING ME LIFE!