We as Christians never face challenges that will destroy us. Knock us to and fro, Yes! But, God never allows what He has not provided a way to overcome. Spend time in God’s presence, there is nothing you face that God is unaware of. Every challenges is Known.
Job went through so very much! God had seen it through. Yes! The enemy attempted to have Job curse God and die, yet Job said ““Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and The LORD has taken away; may The name of The LORD be praised.” Job 1:21
Rejoice always, in everything give thanks. Really? This is The Will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
Is there any other place in your life that you feel that you really “rejoice” other than at Church? Do you take time out of your day to explicitly pray to God, or is it constantly happening in the way you talk and act? Are you grateful for everything or are you sometimes bitter when things don’t go as you hoped? Think carefully about this passage, because if you implement the changes that these verses command, your entire life view will be positively altered. Think about it and you will discover that you already know it is true.
And we pray:
All the glory be to God! I wish to have no evil in my thoughts, precious Lord Jesus, and hope that every moment of my life is spent rejoicing in Your name. I know that I am not perfect; no, I am far from it. Forgive me for neglecting the virtues bestowed on me by You, and help me to pray constantly in the subconscious of my mind. If I do this, I know that every moment of everyday will be filled with thanksgiving, as I feel with this prayer. Amen.