1 Thessalonians: 5-18.  " In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus
                                       concerning you".

Notice  that the scripture instructs us to give thanks "in" all things, not "for" all things.
When tragedy or temptation strikes, we are not to thank God for them for He provides
our way of escape from them.  And that's what we are to thank Him for.

If you read the four Gospels, you'll find that Jesus never gave thanks for sickness or death.
Instead,when He encountered them, His response was to overcome them by God's power.
So give thanks as Jesus gave thanks - not for Satan's activities but for the victory
God has given  you over them.


Lydiaelijah.