4 Reasons We Can Be Thankful in Times of Trouble

2. Because God is sovereign

As Christians we can be thankful that we are children of the sovereign Lord. Even when our life seems to be spinning out of control, we can trust that God is fully in command and that he uses times of trouble to make us mature and complete.

As James writes, “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness” (James 1:2-3).