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The interpretation of one little preposition makes all the difference when we are in difficult circumstances. We are not giving thanks FOR the difficulties; rather, we are thanking God IN them, knowing that He is walking that journey with us. That perspective keeps us from getting bitter and blaming God for all of our hardships. The blame lies squarely on the sin that occupies the entire world, the fact that the world has fallen and the diseases that are part of a fallen world have overtaken us. God does not send the pain, but He does allow it. When we acknowledge that His control is absolute and that He will be with us through the suffering, then we can continue to journey through it, not wallow in it and just stagnate there. Being thankful in the midst of suffering is not always easy, but it is always necessary in order to get a handle on how much God loves us, even when we are hurting.