THANKFULNESS takes the sting out of adversity. That is why I have instructed you to give thanks for everything. There is an element of mystery in this transaction: You give Me thanks (regardless of your feelings), and I give you joy (regardless of your circumstances). This is a spiritual act of obedience–at times, blind obedience.
To people who don’t know me intimately, it can seem irrational and even impossible to thank me for heart-rending hardship. Nonetheless, those who obey Me in this way are invariably blessed, even though difficulties may remain.
Thankfulness opens your heart to My Presence and your mind to My thoughts. You may still be in the same place, with the same set of circumstances, but it is as if a light has been switched on, enabling you to see from My perspective. It is the Light of My Presence that removes the sting from adversity.
Ephesians 5:20 Always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Michael & Alison Smitherman
The Singing NetSurfers
I will sing to my Lord as long as I live, I will sing
praise to my God while I have my being.
Thankfulness allows us to see things with new eyes. No, we are not thankful that someone we love is sick or has passed away. We are to be thankful that God is with us, and them, no matter what the hurt or how great. We are to be thankful because it is the sure way to see God’s blessings that are hidden in our pain.
And when we give thanks in all circumstances, God will reveal the blessing to us and will convert our sorrow to joy in some way we can not see with our merely human eyes. Then the tears will have no sting and the adversity will become a blessing.
In thanksgiving,
Z gardener
Good Morning Garden 
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