It is a wonder that God has any patience with me; I am such a slow learner, and He has to constantly remind me of things I should already know. Tonight I was reminded that we as humans (and I am speaking specifically of me) are grumblers; we are seldom happy with what we have. Perhaps society has created this monster within us that tells us we should want this -or - that. We are conditioned to not be happy with what we have.... or our lives.
Psalm 107:1 tells us, "Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!"
God does not promise us our lives will be easy or that we will have what we want. He does tell us, however, that He will never leave us. He loves us, and we are to "Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (1 Thessalonians 5:18)
in.all.circumstances.....All circumstances means ALL. It doesn't matter whether we are happy with our circumstances; it is His will for us. We may have a job we trudge to everyday; we may have difficult people we live with; we may have financial hardships. No matter what the issue is, we are commanded to give thanks in all circumstances....for this is the will of God for us. I don't think God dictates every situation in our lives because we are free agents, but He can use those situations to His advantage to teach us .....if we are teachable. Some of us are too arrogant to listen to Him. If we do listen, He can show us what He wants us to learn. Every situation can be a teachable moment if we change our perspective.... To that end, we need to cultivate an attitude of thankfulness. No matter what our lot in life, we are to thank God and look for something positive in it. Every situation can be a learning experience, and we should look at them like that and thank God. That is not to say we don't pray for a change if we feel we should; by all means, we do that. Still, in the meantime, we are to give thanks.
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