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6-22

Thank me for the very things that are troubling you. You are on the brink of rebellion, precariously close to shing your fist in my face. You are tempted to indulge in just a little complaining about my treatment of you. But once you step over that line, torrents of rage and self-pity can seep you away. The best protection against this indulgence is thanksgiving. It is impossible to thank me and curse me at the same time.

Thanking me for trials will feel awkward and contrived at first. But if you persist, your thankful words, prayed in faith, will eventually make a difference in your heart. Thankfulness awakens you to my presence, which overshadows all your problems.

感謝我所帶給你的困擾。你正處於反抗的邊緣，離憤怒地向我揮拳隻有一步之遙。你很想抱怨我對待你的方式，但一旦你跨過那條線，憤怒和自憐之情將會把你卷走。最好的保護是感恩。感謝我和詛咒我是不可能同時進行的。

起初，對試煉的感恩可能會讓你感到尷尬和勉強。但如果你堅持下去，你以信心禱告的感恩之詞最終會在你的內心產生變化。感恩會喚醒你對我同在的意識，超越你所有的問題。