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Thanksgiving in suffering         “Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the stomach of the fish, …   But I will sacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving That which I have vowed I will pay Salvation is from the LORD” (Jonah 2:1, 9).                         Suffering is painful and distressful.   And when we are in pain and distress, we usually groan in wounds and tears.   We even make a grudge.   We blame others.   We have to blame somebody for it.   We blame a situation too, not just the people.   We blame the people and the situation, but we do not blame ourselves.   The reason is that if we are so painful and distressful, we tend to become more selfish.   And if we are selfish, we will not only able to think that suffering has come because of ourselves, but we cannot.   That’s why we cannot...

"While Thanksgiving Day is special, for the  Christian it is only a starting point.   Thanksgiving  is so much grander. As Nancy  DeMoss Wolgemuth wrote, “Thanksgiving  really should be thanksgiving —a way of life—  morning, noon and night—continually, forever giving thanks to the Lord.”   It’s a lifestyle, showing gratitude in action,  every day and at all times. Thanksgiving  begins in the mind, filters through our attitudes and  plays out in our actions." https://www.crosswalk.com/slideshows/10-ways-to-turn-thanksgiving-into-thanksliving.html  

  Thanksgiving in suffering     “Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the stomach of the fish, …  But I will sacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving That which I have vowed I will pay Salvation is from the LORD” (Jonah 2:1, 9).                 Suffering is painful and distressful.  And when we are in pain and distress, we usually groan in wounds and tears.  We even make a grudge.  We blame on others.  We have to blame somebody for it.  We blame a situation too, not just the people.  We blame the people and the situation, but we do not blame ourselves.  The reason is that if we are so painful and distressful, we tend to become more selfish.  And if we are selfish, we will not only able to think that suffering has come because of ourselves, but we cannot.  That’s why we cannot learn ...