Giving thanks

Giving thanks. The bible says to do it in all circumstances. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 says "give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." That's not an easy thing to do. Ya know?

You could be having a pretty bad day, you could have flunked a big test, your annoying big brother could be going above and beyond to be annoying today, a parent could have walked out on your family. These are all circumstances that are hard to give thanks in. But consider this for a moment.

In the midst of Ravensbruck, concentration camp, in the middle of world war II, in a barrack so filled with fleas and other vermin that you couldn't possibly escape from them, Corrie ten Boom gave thanks for everything, fleas and all. Corrie and Betsie ten Boom started having devotional services in their barracks at the end of the day and hundreds of woman came to know Christ through these services. They later found out that the reason they could have these services unhindered was because of, you guessed it, the fleas.

Let's make an effort to thank God in all circumstances. He knows what He's doing and He's giving you these things for a reason.