Thanks for Nothing

       Today marks the halfway point in my 54 day novena!  I am so excited to switch the tone of my prayer from desirous to thankful.  The three intentions I have been praying for have not exactly been “answered” but I am still thankful because I know that they have all been heard and will be answered in God’s proper timing.

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       What I really want to embrace, and to share, is the idea that we should be thankful all of the time.  I know that when things go our way it is easy to thank God but things don’t always go the way we want.  We need to recognize that God is working in our lives at all times and is hearing all of our prayers.  We should be thankful just for being heard.

       It is hard to feel like singing a prayer of thanksgiving when your life seems to be going rotten.  I know that for me, the only thing that has gotten me through my worst days is the knowledge of Christ’s presence in my life.  I have the peace of knowing that no matter how messed up things in my life may seem, Jesus is with me.  Not to mention that Jesus died on the cross for me so I really can’t be that upset that I have a busy schedule full of stuff I don’t want to do (Jesus didn't want to die on the cross, but he did). 

       I challenge each of us to thank God every day (even the crappy ones). 

       Do you thank God in your struggles?  Have any of you prayed a novena recently?  Comments? Questions? Suggestions?  Anything you want me to write about?  Drop me a line in the comments below!