"Rejoice always;"
"Pray without ceasing;"
"In everything give thanks for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."
Amazing.....in our unending quest to find God's will for our lives.....there it is right there in I Thessalonians.
It is God's will for us that we should give thanks in everything.
Look at the verse again.....it does not say give thanks for everything. It says give thanks in everything. It is easy to say, "Thank you God for all of my marvelous blessings , Amen." It's not easy to say,"Thank you God for this suffering I am going through. I know it is from You for my spiritual growth."
Why does God admonish us to "give thanks in all things?" Because it shows the condition of our heart. A heart that is "in Christ" is a changed heart. It no longer seeks its own selfish desires. It is willing to take His good gifts as well as His trials without grumbling and complaining.
If we are "in Christ," we are God's children. We have put our complete faith and trust in Jesus Christ as God's only way to be reconciled unto Himself.
God loves us and wants to fit us for the new earth and our eternal life with Him.
"Giving thanks in all things" shows God that we love Him and appreciate what He has done, and is doing, and will do for us in the future.
Again, "Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift."
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