Each year I ask God for verses to pray for myself for the
next twelve months, focusing on some weak area in my walk of
faith. During 2011, I have prayed 1 Thess. 5:16-18: “Always rejoice, constantly pray, in everything give
thanks. For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus”
(NET). Apparently, all three of these commands are included in the statement
that it is God’s will for us. The terms always, constantly, and in everything mean that these responses are to be part of our daily lives.
As we approach the celebration of Thanksgiving here in the
U.S., many of us consider the good things for which we are thankful, and that
is appropriate and good. It may be, however, that we should spend time being
thankful for the other circumstances and even heartaches for which it is
difficult to rejoice and give thanks.
How can we be thankful and joyful in everything? Here are some
things that I have learned to do.
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