GIVE THANKS!

"In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you". 1 Thessalonians 5:18. My friend, do you understand what this passage is saying? "Give thanks in ALL CIRCUMSTANCES". Note that this doesn't say "in all things". Some Christians think the height of spirituality is saying, Thank you Lord, for our house burning down or for the job loss or for the miscarriage or for the divorce or for the accident or for the sickness or for the church split or even for the death in the family etc. Nobody in the right mind would give thanks for that. It's crazy if you do that. But every Christians with the mind of Christ can say, "Thank You, Lord, that in the midst of this tragedy, YOU ARE IN CONTROL. YOUR PURPOSES AND PLANS IN MY LIFE STILL STAND, and YOU will cause this tragedy to work together for good because of OUR LOVE FOR YOU". Don't choose the path of worry my friend. Recently one of my friends said, in a span of 18 hours the commercials and health news over the airways created so much worry in her. Like 'the sun blasts cancer-causing rays, air vents blow lung- clotting molds, potato chips have too many carbs, vegetables, too many toxins and why they have to call an airport a terminal... RELAX MY FRIEND, JESUS IS IN CONTROL AND DO WHAT GOD SAYS! Y'all HEAR ME?