In Everything Give Thanks

I decided to spend this month focusing on being thankful...it is easy to be thankful when things are going good and I really do have many amazing blessings to be thankful for. What God has impressed upon me is being thankful when things are not going good...am I thankful when I feel sick or am in pain? am I thankful when the day is chaotic and doesn't go as I had planned? am I thankful when things cause me to be sad or disappointed? it is not easy and it is not my first thought to be thankful that "this" is happening. but what I am learning to do is to ask God what He wants to teach me or show me in "this" and then it is easier to be thankful for it. this is a process and a journey that He has me on. it is not an overnight thing. I am not immediately thankful, but am growing in my thankfulness.

Thank you, God, for helping me and teaching me how to be thankful in all things!