Scripture
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (The Living Bible)
Always be joyful. Always keep on praying. No matter what happens, always be thankful, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.
Consider
When life hits us hard, it’s difficult to be thankful. How much easier it is to throw up our hands and cry out to God, “Why me? Why this?”
In the short passage above, notice that the apostle Paul does not counsel us to begin with thanksgiving. Rather, he encourages us to be joyful, then prayerful, and in the end, thankful.
