14 And we exhort you, brothers and sisters: warn those who are idle, comfort the discouraged, help the weak, be patient with everyone. 15 See to it that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all. 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray constantly, 18 give thanks in everything; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:14-18 (CSB)
Gratitude
1. Gratitude changes my perspective.
11 Teach me your way, Lord, and I will live by your truth. Give me an undivided mind to fear your name. 12 I will praise you with all my heart, Lord my God, and will honor your name forever.13 For your faithful love for me is great, and you rescue my life from the depths of Sheol.
Psalm 86:11-13 (CSB)
13 I am certain that I will see the Lord’s goodness in the land of the living. 14 Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart be courageous. Wait for the Lord.
Psalm 27:13-14 (CSB)
2 Let’s enter his presence with thanksgiving; let’s shout triumphantly to him in song.
Psalm 95:2 (CSB)
2. Gratitude reminds me of God’s goodness.
1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his faithful love endures forever.
Psalm 118:1 (CSB)
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and bless his name. 5 For the Lord is good, and his faithful love endures forever; his faithfulness, through all generations.
Psalm 100:4-5 (CSB)
9 I will praise you forever for what you have done. In the presence of your faithful people, I will put my hope in your name, for it is good.
Psalm 52:9 (CSB)
12 giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the saints’ inheritance in the light. 13 He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son he loves. 14 In him we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
Colossians 1:12-14 (CSB)
3. Gratitude is a daily discipline.
13 Then we, your people, the sheep of your pasture, will thank you forever; we will declare your praise to generation after generation.
Psalm 79:13 (CSB)
1 It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praise to your name, Most High, 2 to declare your faithful love in the morning and your faithfulness at night.
Psalm 92:1-2 (CSB)
6 So then, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in him, 7 being rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, and overflowing with gratitude.
Colossians 2:6-7 (CSB)
1 We give thanks to you, God; we give thanks to you, for your name is near. People tell about your wondrous works.
Psalm 75:1 (CSB)
28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful. By it, we may serve God acceptably, with reverence and awe,
Hebrews 12:28 (CSB)