I want to share something that I believe we all need more of in our lives: gratitude and thankfulness for the blessings we receive. The Bible is filled with verses that remind us to be thankful. So, let’s look at 121 Bible verses and meaningful people quotes on being thankful to God for our blessings.
Heartfelt Quotes on being Thankful to God
1. “Life is a celebration. Consider everything that makes you happy as a gift from God and say, ‘Thank you.'” — Francis Lucille
2. “Never give up hope. All things are working for your good. One day, you’ll look back on everything you’ve been through and thank God for it.” — Germany Kent
3. “I thank God every day because I’m living a life I never imagined.” — Ronald Acuna Jr.
4. “They were also to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord. They were to do the same in the evening…” — 1 Chronicles 23:30
5. “I’m blessed and I thank God for every day for everything that happens for me.” — Lil Wayne
6. “Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name.” — 1 Chronicles 29:13
7. “Thank God I’m very satisfied with the way God created me, and I wouldn’t change a thing.” — Leila Lopes
8. “Worship is a way of gladly reflecting back to God the radiance of His worth.” — John Piper
9. “Every morning is a chance to rise and shine, to give glory to the Divine.” — Lailah Gifty Akita
10. “First, I have to thank God for giving me the gift that he did as well as a second chance for a better life.” — Oksana Baiul
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11. “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
12. “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” — Philippians 4:6
13. “If you experience gratitude as a burden, you don’t know gratitude, because true gratitude is not an exertion of the will; it’s an overflow of a sense of being treated better than you deserve.” — John Piper
14. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” — Proverbs 3:5-6
15. “No matter what our circumstances, we can find a reason to be thankful.” — Dr. David Jeremiah
16. “Before you fall asleep at night, thank God for three things that happened during the day.” — Robert Morgan
17. “A sensible thanksgiving for mercies received is a mighty prayer in the Spirit of God. It prevails with Him unspeakably.” — John Bunyan
18. “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
19. “Just a thank you is a mighty powerful prayer. That says it all.” — Rosie Cash
20. “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, and give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (ESV)
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21. “Before I get out of bed, I am saying thank you. I know how important it is to be thankful.” — Al Jarreau
22. “His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.” — 2 Peter 1:3
23. “Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: It must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all.” — William Faulkner
24. “Happiness is the realization of God in the heart. Happiness is the result of praise and thanksgiving, faith, acceptance, and a quiet, tranquil realization of the love of God.” — White Eagle
25. “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 7:17
26. “When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears.” —Anthony Robbins
27. “Don’t complain about it; pray about it! Thank GOD for what you have, and let it go.” — Give it to God. Joanna C Smith
28. “If a fellow isn’t thankful for what he’s got, he isn’t likely to be thankful for what he’s going to get.” — Frank A. Clark
29. “Each morning when I open my eyes, I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today.” — Groucho Marx
30. “When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself.” —Tecumseh
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31. “Anybody can thank God for good things. But when you can thank God even in the bad things, your faith grows, and your spiritual roots go deeper.” — Rick Warren
32. “You need to thank God because you could be fighting battles, but fighting for your life is not one of them.” — Gift Gugu Mona
33. “For me, every hour is grace. And I feel gratitude in my heart each time I can meet someone and look at his or her smile.” — Elie Wiesel
34. “They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” — Lamentations 3:23
35. “Be grateful in your own hearts. That suffices. Thanksgiving has wings, and flies to its right destination.” — Victor Hugo
36. “No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.” — Saint Ambrose
37. “A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues.” — Cicero
38. “See that you do not forget what you were before, lest you take for granted that grace and mercy you received from God and forget to express your gratitude each day.” — Martin Luther
39. “I have a lot to be thankful for. I am healthy, happy, and I am loved.” —Reba McEntire
40. “Be thankful, but be careful not to become so enamoured of God’s good gifts that you fail to worship the giver.” — Aiden Wilson Tozer
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41. “Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.” — Psalm 100:4
42. “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” — Colossians 4:2
43. “Always have an attitude of gratitude.” — Sterling K. Brown
44. “God has promised to supply all our needs. What we don’t have now, we don’t need now.” — Elizabeth Elliot
45. “Everything we do should be a result of our gratitude for what God has done for us.” — Lauryn Hill
46. “The Holy Spirit, thank God, often enables people to forgive even though they are not sure how they did it.” — Lewis B. Smedes
47. “Gratitude to God makes even a temporal blessing a taste of heaven.” —Unknown
48. “No duty is more urgent than giving thanks.” — James Allen
49. “You can’t get around pain and opposition, but you can try to be joyful in the trial, thank yourself for the trial, and thank the Lord for the strength to get through it.” — Mary J. Blige
50. “I can no other answer make, but, thanks, And thanks, and ever thanks.” — William Shakespeare
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51. “In happy moments, PRAISE GOD. In difficult moments, SEEK GOD. In quiet moments, WORSHIP GOD. In painful moments, TRUST GOD. Every moment, THANK GOD.” — Rick Warren
52. “Fill the earth with your songs of gratitude.” — Charles Spurgeon
53. “’Thank you’ is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding.” — Alice Walker
54. “When one is thankful for the blessings in their life, they choose to attract more positivity and abundance.” — Michael Austin Jacobs
55. “With God, what’s possible will always be infinitely greater than what we believe to be probable. And we can be thankful that such a reality means that where we see a wall, God wishes to unveil a horizon.” — Craig D. Lounsbrough
56. “Giving is an expression of gratitude for our blessings.” — Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
57. “God is in control and therefore in everything I can give thanks.” — Kay Arthur
58. “The heart that gives thanks is a happy one, for we cannot feel thankful and unhappy at the same time.” — Douglas Wood
59. “I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers, because I hear about your love for all his holy people and your faith in the Lord Jesus.” — Philemon 4-5
60. “Wear gratitude like a cloak, and it will feed every corner of your life.” — Rumi
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61. “God’s grace is sufficient; thank Him for His unending love.” — 2 Corinthians 12:9
62. “Every morning is a gift from the almighty God. Before you think about anything else, remember that life comes from the one above and thank him for all that he blesses us with.” — Kim Bathers
63. “We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.” — Neal A. Maxwell
64. “It was surprisingly difficult to find prayers of thanks—the least represented of any type of prayer.” — Marie Noël
65. “This a wonderful day. I’ve never seen this one before.” — Maya Angelou
66. “A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.” — Henry Ward
67. “‘Thank you’ is the best prayer that anyone could say.” — Alice Walker
68. “Find time to thank God for all the blessings you receive on a day-to-day basis.” — Steven Johnson
69. “Who does not thank for little will not thank for much.” — Estonian Proverb
70. “Thank God for His countless blessings, seen and unseen.” — Anonymous
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71. “Brighten the corner where you are. You don’t blame God for placing you in a dark corner… You rather have to thank him for giving you the light to make it bright!” — Israelmore Ayivor
72. “We would worry less if we praised more. Thanksgiving is the enemy of discontent and dissatisfaction.” — Harry A. Ironside
73. “Every morning is a gift; thank God for another day.” — Anonymous
74. “The soul that gives thanks can find comfort in everything; the soul that complains can find comfort in nothing.” — Hannah Whitall Smith
75. “Even on the darkest days, God’s light is always shining. Thank Him for it.” — Anonymous
76. “For my part, I am almost contented just now, and very thankful. Gratitude is a divine emotion: it fills the heart, but not to bursting; it warms it, but not to fever.” — Charlotte Brontë
77. “Thank you Lord. Thank you Lord for the gift of life. Thank you Lord for divine protection. Thank you Lord for daily guidance.” — Lailah Gifty Akita
78. “No duty is more urgent than giving thanks.” — James Allen
79. “We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people.” — Colossians 1:3-4
80. “When thou has truly thanked the Lord for every blessing sent. But little time will then remain for murmur or lament.” — Hannah More
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81. “Thank God for being the lamp unto my feet and the light unto my path.” — Psalm 119:105
82. “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
83. “I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God’s hands, that, I still possess.” — Corrie ten Boom
84. “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.” — 2 Corinthians 4:15
85. “It’s one thing to be grateful. It’s another to give thanks. Gratitude is what you feel. Thanksgiving is what you do.” — Tim Keller
86. “Thank God for always knowing the way, even when we don’t.” — Anonymous
87. “When we choose thankful prayer over wallowing in anxiety and worry, we are demonstrating an unwavering trust in God.” — Priscilla Shirer
88. “I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” — G.K. Chesterton
89. “I thank my God every time I remember you.” — Philippians 1:3
90. “A spirit of thankfulness is one of the most distinctive marks of a Christian whose heart is attuned to the Lord. Thank God in the midst of trials and every persecution.” — Billy Graham
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91. “Be thankful. God has commanded it—for our good and for His glory. God’s command to be thankful is not the threatening demand of a tyrant. Rather, it is the invitation of a lifetime—the opportunity to draw near to Him at any moment of the day.” — Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth
92. “’Gratitude’ comes from the same word as freedom (gratis = free). Gratitude is the freeing expression of a free heart toward one who freely gave.” — Ravi Zacharias
93. “Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.” — Hebrews 12:28
94. “Yes, give thanks for ‘all things’ for, as it has been well said ‘Our disappointments are but His appointments.’” — A.W. Pink
95. “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
96. “Gratitude is a decision of the will, and if a decision of the will, the choice resides squarely with us. Deciding to be thankful is no easy task. It takes work.” — Chuck Swindoll
97. “An evidence that our will has been broken is that we begin to thank God for that which once seemed so bitter, knowing that His will is good and that, in His time and in His way, He is able to make the most bitter waters sweet.” — Nancy Leigh DeMoss
98. “I’m just thankful for everything, all the blessings in my life, trying to stay that way. I think that’s the best way to start your day and finish your day. It keeps everything in perspective.” — Tim Tebow
99. “If there was ever a secret for unleashing God’s powerful peace in a situation, it’s developing a heart of true thanksgiving.” — Lysa TerKeurst
100. “If there was ever a secret for unleashing God’s powerful peace in a situation, it’s developing a heart of true thanksgiving.” — Lysa Terkeurst
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101. “God doesn’t want us to just feel gratitude, but for us to show it by giving thanks to God with our lives.” — R.C. Sproul
102. “When you solve a problem, you ought to thank God and go on to the next one.” — Dean Rusk
103. “I always thank my God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus.” — 1 Corinthians 1:4
104. “The prayer that begins with trustfulness, and passes on into waiting, will always end in thankfulness, triumph, and praise.” — Alexander MacLaren
105. “I may not be where I want to be, but thank God I am not where I used to be.” — Joyce Meyer
106. “God is in control, and therefore in EVERYTHING I can give thanks – not because of the situation but because of the One who directs and rules over it.” — Kay Arthur
107. “Ingratitude is never comely. The life that is always thankful is winsome, ever a joy to all who know it.” — J.R. Miller
108. “I feel absolutely blessed. No matter what has happened, I still thank God for all of it.” — Porsha Williams
109. “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
110. “I just thank God for all of the blessings.” — James Brown
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111. “My life’s attitude is simple: ‘Make the best of what you have got. And move to the next. Thank God for what is coming my way and enjoy it completely.'” — Abhinav Bindra
112. “Every arising in the morning, I’m thankful for the blessing to be alive, to breathe, to feel, to think, to enjoy, to love again.” — Ebelsain Villegas
113. “I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High.” — Psalm 7:17
114. “To increase in happiness in Christ’s service, labor every year to be more thankful.” — J.C. Ryle
115. “Without your health, you’ve got nothing going on. I thank God every day for good health.” — Ric Flair
116. “We must begin with thanksgiving for everything. The beginning of joy is to be content with your situation.” — St. Ambrose of Optina
117. “People face difficulties, no matter who you are. I faced difficulties with a lot of things. I face opposition every day, but I didn’t kill myself and now, thank God, I’m here.” — Nicki Minaj
118. “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” — Philippians 4:6-7
119. “Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do that day, which must be done, whether you like it or not.” — James Russell Lowell
120. “Every morning that I wake up and I’m breathing, I can feel it and take a moment to say, you know, ‘Thank God I’m alive for another day.'” — Ron Cephas Jones
121. “We give thanks to God for the priceless gift of grace.” — Lailah Gifty Akita
I hope these 121 Bible verses and quotes on being thankful to God have helped you gain an understanding of gratitude.
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