Esther 8:17 — Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O Lord, God of hosts.
Isaiah 57:15 —For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
“We need to discover all over again that worship is natural to the Christian, as it was to the godly Israelites who wrote the psalms, and that the habit of celebrating the greatness and graciousness of God yields an endless flow of thankfulness, joy, and zeal.” –J.I. Packer
“God doesn’t want us to just feel gratitude, but for us to show it by giving thanks to God with our lives.” –Tim Keller
“It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.” –Charles Spurgeon
“We ought to give thanks for all fortune: if it is good, because it is good, if bad, because it works in us patience, humility and the contempt of this world and the hope of our eternal country.” –C.S. Lewis
“To be grateful is to recognize the love of God in everything He has given us — and He has given us everything. Every breath we draw is a gift of His love, every moment of existence is a grace, for it brings with it immense graces from Him.” –Thomas Merton
“Gratitude is an offering precious in the sight of God, and it is one that the poorest of us can make and be not poorer but richer for having made it.” –A.W. Tozer
“If I succeed, I will give thanks. If I fail, I will seek His grace.” – Max Lucado
“Yes, give thanks for ‘all things’ for, as it has been well said ‘Our disappointments are but His appointments.’” –A.W. Pink
” A sensible thanksgiving for mercies received is a mighty prayer in the Spirit of God. It prevails with Him unspeakably.” — John Bunyan
“Gratitude is what you feel. Thanksgiving is what you do.” –Tim Keller
“God has promised to supply all our needs. What we don’t have now, we don’t need now.”–Elizabeth Elliot
” The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!” — Henry Ward Beecher
“In ordinary life, we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.” – Bonhoeffer
“There should be a parallel between our supplications and our thanksgivings. We ought not to leap in prayer, and limp in praise.” – Charles Haddon Spurgeon
“Thanksgiving with the mouth stirs up thankfulness in the heart.” – John Piper
Scripture on Gratitude
2 Corinthians 4:15 — All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.
Colossians 1:12 — And giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light.
Hebrews 12:28 — Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.
Psalm 7:17 — I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness; I will sing the praises of the name of the LORD Most High.
Psalm 28:7 —The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.
James 1:17 — Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows
Here are five Psalms that Praise God for His Goodness and Faithfulness:
1. Psalm 136. God’s beautiful love for you never changes, never falters, and never ends.Psalm 136
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.(136:1)
2. Psalm 117. God’s faithfulness toward you goes on forever. Psalm 117
Praise the Lord, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord! (117:1-2)
3. Psalm 100. God is God: worthy of praise, awesome in creative power, and full of goodness. Psalm 100
Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his (100:3)
4. Psalm 139. God purposefully created you as an intricate work of art, and He cares about every little piece of you. Psalm 139
For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.
How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! (139:13-17)
5. Psalm 42. God is the greatest hope and encouragement for a worn-out soul. Psalm 42
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.
Gratitude’s Prayer, “Falling before YOur Throne”
Father God,
We come before you with hearts of humility and love- we fall before Your Throne with awe, our hearts are full. In thankfulness we come before The Altar of Your Grace.
Lord of Lords, Christ Almighty, You hear the calling of all who speak your Holy Name. We are grateful Your Eternal Presence and abiding faithfulness.
You are Our Shepherd, Our Protector and the One that Secures each step. Your Spirit anoints the way for Your Beloveds. We give thanks for such Holy Presence and for the power of Your Name.
We bow before you aching to love more, to learn to be more obedient to your will, your word and your truth. Do you need to break our hearts so that we might wake to You? Lord, then we submit to You. Have mercy upon us and give us teachable and soft hearts. Give us patience and endurance as we learn to walk in the Light of Your Holy Spirit.
Your tent is merciful and wide. Stretch our hearts as we shelter in your grace. Help us be graceful to one another and be people of mercy. Help us to learn to forgive as we have been forgiven. Lord, as You draw us into the great Reconciliation, teach us to reconcile with one another and more -to love as we have been loved by You.
Thank you for such generous mercy as You have given to us. Thank you, Lord, for the sacrifice of sufferings unspeakable that you have known so that we may be saved by Grace.
My most personal Savior, Lord Jesus- I fall upon your Throne, the most majestic altar in all of Heaven. High and mighty, above and beyond all that my heart can imagine yet so near and close that Your Kingdom touches me, even me- like the Hand of a Shepherd that will never leave, whose kindness, love and mercy is so enduring and generous that it cannot not be spent in time as my heart can fathom. So, I fall upon Your Kingdom Throne like a child in a Your majestic wonderland, filled with hope and gratitude because Lord Jesus, Your Love Pours miracles and Your power is limitless. I pray on behalf of all who read and believe in You!
I breathe because, the morning opens before me in splendor and I am filled with Air that praises you God Our Father.
Here, the path that I walk upon bathed in the warmth of the sun rising, kissed by the breezes of the dawn, held in the aroma of misted leaves bending, filled with love rising that calls out Your Name.
The sky opens wide and dips to greet the day. I cast my heart before you… Here is the path that I walk upon, covered with sweet-smelling flowers bearing dew that shines. Here, in stories filled with mysteries in time, Here in the midst of tall reaching tree cathedrals Air comes seeking. Love is teaching.
I breathe because, the Life you give is new, asking and inviting. Is there a moment when we step into Air? Is there a place that we find where to dare? Here is the path that I walk upon bathed in the warmth of all that is true filling each moment with breath – life anew. This is my Yes Lord; this is my homage to You.
2 Corinthians 1:20 — “For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory.”
Psalm 30:4-6 —“Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name. For his anger is but for a moment and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.”
Lamentations 3:22-23 —“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”
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