For the person who realizes that the circumstances of life are never bigger than God, there is a short‑cut to victory.  It is one of the few shortcuts that you ever experience in life that can save you a lot of sweat and pain. It is learning the secret of praise and thanksgiving.  Thankful for what?  For the fact that I feel so low I'm looking up to see bottom?  Thankful that my job played out on me, thankful that my husband of 18 years left me for another woman?  Thankful that there aren't many jobs available for folks at my age?