"in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you."
1 Thessalonians 5:18 NKJV
God does not provide us with evil things, that is the devil's department. Therefore, we should never thank God for this. However, we should thank Him that He is with us, in this difficult situation. Even this is not easy to do; we have to focus on the fact that God is with us, working towards something in our favour. And He does.
People can falsely accuse us of doing or saying something and, mud can stick. Even though it is not true, some people judge us for this anyway and word gets passed around that we are not one of God's people. Some people believe this because the devil is good at spreading malicious gossip around. And then suddenly, your name can become tarnished. Now, in a situation like this, it would be wrong to thank God for this. You are not a tarnished person so why would you want to thank God that you are. It doesn't make sense. No, we thank God that even though these lies are being spread around about you, God is good and He will bring the truth out of this lie.
We need to remember, that we are dealing with a liar. Jesus calls him the father of lies (John 8:44), and he is very convincing. I've personally been on the end of this several times, and it is not very nice. People's lives or career can be ruined by these false statements. Politicians call it sleaze and it is true. But, let us thank Jesus that, through all of this, He believes in us, loves us and doesn't doubt us for a moment. This is why we can thank Him in these situations. We know that He will bring something good out of all of this. If it happened to Jesus, it will happen to us.
When we know that God is on our side, it gives us the confidence to rejoice, pray and give thanks to Him all the time. People let us down, sometimes intentionally, at other times unintentionally but, Jesus Christ, your friend will never let you down. He is solid as a rock and can be relied on always. Come on, where else could you find anyone like Jesus? It could and will never happen. There is no-one like Him. So in everything give thanks to Jesus - your redeemer!
If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now:
'Lord Jesus, I have sinned and I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today.
In Jesus' Name. Amen'
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