noun:
1: conscious of benefit received ... for what we are about to receive make us truly thankful
2: expressive of thanks ... thankful service
3: well pleased : GLAD ... was thankful that it didn't rain
Life Questions
Is THANKFULNESS important? Why? What are you thankful for (big things, little things)? Who are you thankful for? Whom are you thankful to? What's the opposite of thankfulness? Have you ever been victim of not being thanked for something you said or did? Why do you think this is so offensive to us?
Thankfulness and establishing an 'attitude of gratitude' is a foundational theme in scripture. As an entry point to the journey of faith we are stirred to count our blessings and build upon a heart of thanksgiving. Here are some encouraging key verses, prompts and reminders from God's word.
1 Chronicles 16:8 Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done.
1 Chronicles 16:34 Give thanks to the LORD , for he is good; his love endures forever. Psalm 28:7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.
Psalm 75:1 We give thanks to you, O God, we give thanks, for your Name is near; men tell of your wonderful deeds.
Psalm 100:4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.
Psalm 107:1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
Luke 22:19 And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me."
Romans 1:8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world.
Romans 14:6 He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord. He who eats meat, eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains, does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.
1 Corinthians 1:4 I always thank God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus. 1
Corinthians 15:57 But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 9:15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!
Philippians 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Colossians 3:17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Colossians 4:2 Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.
1 Timothy 4:4 For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,
Revelation 11:17 "We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was, because you have taken your great power and have begun to reign.