I've posted on the subject of "ugly-beautiful" gifts...or being thankful in difficult times, many times here on my blog over the years. The truth is, I seem to always be struggling with this kind of gratitude. I know in my heart that the Lord never wastes any experiences I go through, whether easy or difficult. But my mind keeps arguing with that understanding and I often end up pleading with God, "Lord, how is this going to turn out for the good?" I start to lose patience and my faith, that is being tested, fails.  I'm so thankful, that God understands my weaknesses and when I falter, He only loves and forgives.    Whenever I feel vulnerable or angry, time and time again, He comes to me in the Bible and bring me back to gospel-sanity. How I praise Him for the counsel and consolation of His Word; the grace and power of the Scriptures; the truth and authority of the Bible. Paul writes in Colossians 1:11, “May you be  st rengthened with all power, acco