Give thanks in all circumstances. Thankfulness should be a way of life for us, naturally flowing from our hearts and mouths.
And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. | Colossians 3:15
A Psalm. Oh sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him. | Psalm 98:1
And now we thank you, our God, and praise your glorious name. | 1 Chronicles 29:13
And in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, an offering of praise to the Lord. | Leviticus 19:24
Addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, | Ephesians 5:19
And the brothers there, when they heard about us, came as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns to meet us. On seeing them, Paul thanked God and took courage. | Acts 28:15
A Psalm for giving thanks. Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations. | Psalm 100:1-5
A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath. It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High. | Psalm 92:1
And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. | Colossians 3:17
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. | 1 Corinthians 15:57
But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. | John 4:23
Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. | Colossians 4:2
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. | Philippians 4:6
Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! | Psalm 100:4
Giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. | Colossians 1:12-14
I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the Lord. | Psalm 116:17
Jesus then took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated. So also the fish, as much as they wanted. | John 6:11
Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! | Psalm 95:2
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever! | Psalm 118:1
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. | 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Saying, “We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, who is and who was, for you have taken your great power and begun to reign. | Revelation 11:17
To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song. We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near. We recount your wondrous deeds. | Psalm 75:1
To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song. We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near. We recount your wondrous deeds. | Psalm 75:1
We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you. | Colossians 1:3
We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel, which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and growing—as it also does among you, since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth. | Colossians 1:3-6
When we are thankful, our focus moves off selfish desires and off the pain of current circumstances. Expressing thankfulness helps us remember that God is in control. Thankfulness, then, is not only appropriate; it is actually healthy and beneficial to us.