In Everything Give Thanks
In 1 Thessalonians 5:18 the Bible instructs us to give thanks in everything because this is God's will. When the sun is shinning, it's easy to give thanks. When there is no unemployment and money is there, it's easy to give thanks. When everyone is healthy, it's easy to give thanks. Ahhhh, and there is today's issue. This morning before church started and the choir was in robes and waiting to enter the sanctuary, a member shared a prayer request for her niece. She had just been diagnosed with cancer of the eye. There was evidence the cancer had spread and the diagnosis, if it has, survival is 1%. The little girl is 2. A friend of the family who has been cancer free for over 20 years, has been diagnosed with bone marrow cancer most likely caused by a chemo used in his treatment years ago. How can I be thankful? What is there to be thankful for in either of these situations? But God didn't promise us that everything would be "sunshine and ros