God is worthy of all glory, and expressing gratitude is not only appropriate but essential. Instead of incessantly making requests, it is imperative that we pause and offer thanks to God for the multitude of blessings bestowed upon us. Taking a moment to reflect on all that God has accomplished underscores the importance of gratitude. Through our expressions of thanks, we not only acknowledge God's goodness but also open the door for divine acknowledgment and attentive listening to our prayers.
Bible verses:
Psalm 100.1-5 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.
Lamentations 3.22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end;
Jeremiah 32.17 ‘Ah, Lord God! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you
Genesis 9.7 And you, be fruitful and multiply, increase greatly on the earth and multiply in it.”
John 3.16 “For God so loved the world,[a] that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life
2 Thessalonians 3.3 But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.
Isaiah 54.17 No weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment
Isaiah 49.25-26 I will contend with those who contend with you, and your children I will save.I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh; they will be drunk on their own blood, as with wine. Then all mankind-will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”
Genesis 2.24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
Proverbs 18.22 He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.
Ephesians 5.25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her
Ephesians 4.31-32 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you
Psalm 34.18 The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.