Fredrick urged us on Sunday to be thankful for all the problems we face in life because with every problem comes a promise. It requires faith to do so and indeed to thank God for breaking our hearts. Thankfulness for the problems and heartbreak is not a ‘normal’ response to pain and suffering. It is, however, entirely biblical, for the Bible reminds us that God is Almighty, in sovereign control not only of our own lives but of the whole world. and that He works in all things for the good of those who had been called according to His purposes (Rom 8:28). As we dwell on that fact more than on the problems and the heartbreak, we find peace and hope.
