It’s like a reaching up for Him
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the Lord. (Psalm 134:2 NIV)
The importance of gratitude
I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. I will glory in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and rejoice. Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt his name together. I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. (Psalm 34:1-4 NIV)
His words will comfort us
Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. (John 14:1 ESV)
Happy and grateful with a simple life
Godliness with contentment is great gain. (1 Timothy 6:6 NIV)
We can be His mouthpiece, His example, His touch
We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. (2 Corinthians 5:20 NIV)
Be thankful for small things
Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer person is decaying, yet our inner person is being renewed day by day. (2 Corinthians 4:16 NASB)
Let go of the past
Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing; heal me. (Psalm 6:2a ESV)
Focus on thanksgiving and praise
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 15:57)
Find comfort in His loving
And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. (1 Peter 5:10 ESV)
When we tell God “Good job”
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. (Psalm 139:14 ESV)
Our “letter of thanks” to Him
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. (1 Chronicles 16:34 NLT)
He ran back to Jesus
One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. (Luke 17:15 NIV)
Attuned to God
For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. (Philippians 2:13 NIV)
Only believe that I am able
And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you. (Psalm 9:10 ESV)
We can embrace it when it comes
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me. (Psalm 23:4 KJV)
We can learn to trust Him
For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! (2 Corinthians 4:17 NLT)
Preserving your time
Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. (Ephesians 5:15-16 ESV)
Life in God’s world is very different
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. (2 Thessalonians 3:16 ESV)
Just as I believe in you
This hope will not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. (Romans 5:5 CSB)
The healing effect of God’s Word
These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. (1 Peter 1:7 NIV)