A hard lesson to learn is to be thankful for everything. We should not take anything for granted, but instead be thankful for the small stuff. I know that this is hard to do when the world wants to dump all its sorrow and misery at your feet. It's easy to worry about what's going to happen tomorrow or the next day. We do it daily. The hard part is to learn to take everything with "a grain of salt." This means that you must determine on your own to filter through the world's stories and weed out the truth from them. No, it's not easy to do. All too often news agencies or even your friends will alter a story to suit their worldview. The truth does, given enough time and patience, eventually come out.
You will find, if you are thankful, that you look at life a lot better. Life is precious. You shouldn't waste one moment worrying about things you can't do a thing about anyway. Besides worry is a sin and displeases God. I heard somewhere that worry sends a signal to God that you don't trust him. It makes sense. If you continue to worry about a certain situation, and I admit I do this, you're telling God that he's not doing a good job. So first and foremost, you have to believe that God is in control of all things. Being thankful for all things shows that you do believe that God is in control.
I know for my own self that I have to remind myself daily that God has my best interests in mind. This current climate that I'm currently "swimming" in won't last too long. I can look back and see how far I've come, even as I still struggle with issues that are weighing me down. I do thank God for so many things. He is my Rock.
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