tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21502132.post6886462290515618868..comments2023-05-14T04:12:37.765-05:00Comments on One Woman's Thoughts: Learning to be Thankful in EverythingLiz Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08467589366427109118noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21502132.post-7583911172308268442008-11-29T23:28:00.000-06:002008-11-29T23:28:00.000-06:00Dear Anonymous,Believe it or not, I know what you ...Dear Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>Believe it or not, I know what you mean. There are times when you pray and pray and you just don't think God is listening anymore. Sometimes you wonder why bother. And when you hear people talking about just pray about it and everything will be ok, it just seems like such a pat answer. And sometimes you just want to scream, you are not walking in my shoes. You read scriptures like Jeremiah 29 that says "I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." And you wonder where God is and why you are still being harmed. Being thankful is not easy in those situations and sometimes it's really hard to be thankful in the middle of struggle. While I sometimes can't be thankful for where I am, or even the struggle I'm facing, I am trying to be thankful for other things that are going right in my life. I'm trying to find one thing that makes sense and be thankful for that if nothing else. And I'm trying to thank God for what I will learn or for what good may come out of my circumstance even if it isn't something good for me. And I'm trying to thank God for whatever it is he's trying to teach me. It's not easy, it's a daily struggle. But I have to make a choice each and every day and choose how I will look at whatever I face each day. My heart goes out to you, I understand your struggle with questioning God. But I have to have faith in the God I love and the promises He makes and trust that someday He will make things right, even if it's not anytime soon. It's my faith that makes me look for something to be thankful for even if it's not being thankful for that particular circumstance right now. Blessings to you. I will be praying for you.<BR/><BR/>LizLiz Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08467589366427109118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21502132.post-36589110722076475672008-11-27T14:13:00.000-06:002008-11-27T14:13:00.000-06:00I am in the middle of one of these types of strugg...I am in the middle of one of these types of struggles that has lasted for years. I tried for the first several years to look for the positive and to look to God, but now with the struggle of getting the same thing thrown at you time and time again, year after year, making it not only hard on you but your family as well... making your husband question too. It just all seems too much. I don't have anything left in me to find the good things anymore. The fight has been mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical for over 6 years now. I am beat and I have nothing left inside of me. How do you overcome something like that? How do you find something to thank God for when you completely and utterly believe he has either turned his back on you or allowed this to happen to you time after time? I see no way of ever restoring my faith in him again. As I said above, I am empty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21502132.post-86127686474091061512008-11-19T14:01:00.000-06:002008-11-19T14:01:00.000-06:00Great post Liz. Filled with such truth. I have t...Great post Liz. Filled with such truth. I have to constantly remind myself of those truths. I am so thankful that I have a God who is ALWAYS faithful to keep His promises.Lynn Leaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17487096791088042955noreply@blogger.com