Give Thanks in All Circumstances

443/1/22I witnessed a terrible crash yesterday on the interstate with an old lady, her husband and dog. She was pulling a camper when, for unknown reasons it started to sway. I’d see this before and knew they were going down. After flipping and rolling down the embankment, I ran down to help. To my amazement, they were all ok (sans a cut over her eye) and the dog was in his arms, sacred but ok. God was watching over them for sure. After pulling them out of the wreckage, they were thankful. Everything was beyond destroyed, but they were thankful in a time one wouldn’t think to be. Since whe are on the topic of giving thanks...“give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”1 Thessalonians 5:18 So, what did Paul mean when he said, “give thanks in all circumstances”? Did he mean all the good ones you’re in that are going your way? Or did he mean ALL the circumstances you’re in? Yup, including the crappy ones that you can’t understand why you’re in them! You see, we get to ask God for His eyes to see our circumstances and thank Him in all of them. Regardless of how we feel about our circumstances or the impact those circumstances are making on our lives, we get to thank Him for them. We have no idea how these circumstances are shaping us, protecting us and pointing us to Him. Look man, I get it, it’s not an easy thing to do to find gratitude in sitting in traffic or having cases at work blow up on you. But understand this, you are where you are for His plan for you and He is calling for you to look to Him. What’s really keeping you from giving God thanks for ALL you’re going through? May not be comfortable, but I promise, it’s worth it. Try thanking God today for the very thing that’s keeping you from thanking Him...It’s a mindset of intentionality that will reshape your life. Be nice, Grace Wins!