"I will praise God’s name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving." Psalm 69:30 NIV
It isn't always easy to feel thankful. Sometimes our choices or the choices of others effect our lives in unplanned ways. We feel miserable, disappointed, or maybe even like a failure.
During those times we often get stuck. It might last a few days, weeks, or even months.
Life isn't easy. You find out someone has the 'C' word. Cancer. You watch a person you love slowly die and you don't feel like being happy. Your child is being bullied at school and you have to see the sadness on their face and don't know how to fix it. Work is going bad and you wonder why you bother going anymore.
Despite our circumstances, God is still worth rejoicing over. We have air to breath and life left to live. Most of us still have legs to walk on and a hand to write with. Life may be heading nowhere, but God still has a plan.