Be thankful you were not born in China.

Be thankful you were not born in China. In less than a month from March 14 to April 12, at least five mainland Chinese Falun Gong practitioners were directly persecuted to death in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s prisons and other places of detention. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual practice rooted in the Buddhist tradition that attracted 70-100 million adherents by the late 1990s. Practitioners come from all walks of life, from the central government to ordinary families. https://www.theepochtimes.com/five-falun-gong-practitioners-persecuted-to-death-in-the-ccps-black-jails_3799936.html Are Christians In China Next In Line For ‘Re-Education’? https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewelinaochab/2021/05/05/are-christians-in-china-next-in-line-for-re-education/ This article tells how a Chinese woman died after 10 years of torture because she would not give up her Christian faith. The newspaper wants you to subscribe, but if you hit the X in the upper right you can read it for free. https://www.theepochtimes.com/chinese-woman-dies-after-10-years-of-constant-torture-because-she-wouldnt-renounce-her-faith_3753876.html Be grateful that God did not arrange for you to be born in China. We should pray for the Chinese Christians – praying for others who are suffering differently makes it easier for us to bear our burdens. It isn’t just Christians or religious people who disappear: https://www.theepochtimes.com/china-increasingly-target-people-under-its-secretive-detention-system-report-warns_3874002.html Think about something you appreciate, then think about other things to appreciate. Praising God for giving what he HAS given takes our thoughts off the things He has not chosen to give. God honors this: But godliness with contentment is great gain. I Timothy 6:6 It isn’t easy, though, you have to LEARN to be content: Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. Philippians 4:11 Being content and resting in the Lord is hard for all of us. We are tempted to want more than God thinks we ought to have. ———-happiness “If you want happiness for an hour – take a nap. If you want happiness for a day – go hunting or fishing. If you want happiness for a year – inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime – help someone else.” – Chinese proverb.Five Falun Gong Practitioners Persecuted to Death in China’s Jails