Always Give Thanks

May 16-17
We'd had ten days of issues!  Boats, chain saws, household dilemmas. all seemed to be tumbling down.
A couple family medical situations had us praying without ceasing.  Swiping my finger across my cell phone I opened the Jesus Calling app, containing Sarah Young's beloved book, which is written in the voice of Jesus.

"Do  not resist or run from the difficulties in your life. These problems are not random mistakes; they are hand-tailored blessings designed for your benefit and growth.  Embrace all the circumstances that I allow in your life, trusting, Me to bring good out of them.  View problems as opportunities to rely more fully on Me.
When you start to feel stressed, let those feelings alert you to your need for Me. Thus, your needs become doorways to deep dependence on Me and increasing intimacy between us.  Althought self-sufficiency is acclaimed in the world, release on Me produces abundant living in My kingdom.  Thank Me for the difficulties in your life, since they provide protection from the idolatry of self-reliance."

Always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 5:20

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