Quotes about Thankfulness

Gratitude is one of the greatest Christian virtues; ingratitude, one of the most vicious sins.

Why should we give God thanks? Because everything we have comes from God.

I missed the joy of seeing our children grow and change. I thank God for watching over them during those years.

May our gratitude find expression in our prayers and our service for others, and in our commitment to live wholly for Christ.

Worries flee before a spirit of gratitude.

Thank God for whatever measure of religious freedom you enjoy—and pray today for those suffering for their faith in Christ.

If anything has been accomplished through my life, it has been solely God's doing, not mine, and He—not I—must get the credit.

Having an attitude of thankfulness in all of life's circumstances will help you react as old Matthew Henry did when he was mugged. He wrote in his diary, "Let me be thankful first because I was never robbed before; second, although they took my purse, they did not take my life; third, because although they took my all, it was not much; and fourth, because it was I who was robbed, not I who robbed." I wonder if I could be that thankful!

For three things I thank God every day of my life: thanks that he has vouchsafed me knowledge of his works; deep thanks that he has set in my darkness the lamp of faith; deep, deepest thanks that I have another life to look forward to--a life joyous with light and flowers and heavenly song.

We are in a wrong state of mind if we are not in a thankful state of mind.

I give thanks to God and to all the people in the U.K. who have supported me over the years.

It's a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.