“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (The Bible) With Thanksgiving only a week (or less 😊) away, the LORD has really been reminding me of the power of a grateful heart. It is so easy to look around at the world and give into despair or our own frustrations and pains while conveniently ignoring the many commands in Scripture to “give thanks in all things”. When we don’t feel like it or things around us are genuinely bad, the idea of “giving thanks” can seem ludicrous or downright wrong. Yet, that phrase “all things” is…