“Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.” - 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Lately, I have enjoyed seeing the thankful posts circulating on Facebook.  Have you noticed them too?  It seems that several of my fellow Facebook friends have taken a “challenge” this month to list something they are thankful for every day.  After all, it is November and we are in the midst of the Thanksgiving season. Somehow, Facebook forgot to send me the memo for the thankful challenge; however, it really got me pondering the verse to “be thankful in all circumstances.”  All?  All circumstances!  Really? Can you hear it?  “BE thankful in ALL circumstances.”  There it is.  God says it so it sounds like a rule or something, doesn’t it?  A.L.L. things…. B.E. YE thankful! Ugggggggh!  But that.is.so.hard!  Isn’t it?  All things.  All circumstances!  I have to admit that I really, I mean really struggle with this, don’t you? Sure, I get that I am supposed to … [Read more...]