Living God’s Way: Three things that cause thankfulness

Carlton McPeak Guest Columnist When people are God’s people, many things will cause them to be thankful. Let’s look at three of them: the peace of Christ, the word of Christ and the authority of Christ for our actions (Colossians 3:15-17). By allowing the teaching of Christ to form our lives, we can have peace because we have a feeling of salvific security and no fear of God’s punishment. Our unpleasant circumstances and difficult situations are handled differently because Christians understand that this life is only temporary. We are thankful for the feelings of tranquility when life gets very hectic. Paul encourages Christians to “let the word of