The world feels more divided by the day, sometimes by the moment. Families continue to face separation from loved ones, suffering, and trials. Yet scripture calls us to approach every situation with a heart of thanksgiving.
That doesn’t mean falling in love with the broken circumstances that stalk us. Rather, it means grabbing hold of the promises that are greater than our trials as we walk through them.
The prayer of gratitude below is drawn from fifteen promises of God found in the Bible. If we’re struggling to find that spirit of thanksgiving in our hearts, we can speak this prayer and meditate on the passages they reflect, asking God to reveal His hope in a way that draws us to a place of gratitude.
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A BIBLICAL PRAYER OF GRATITUDE
Father God,
I will rejoice for the day you have given me,[i]
And give thanks for the work you’ve given me to do in that day.[ii]
For no matter what happens in these hours, Your kingdom cannot be shaken.[iii]
I give thanks because Your love endures forever.[iv]
You provide everything I need.[v]
You are my strength when I have none,
And you are my shield when I feel attacked.[vi]
I thank you because I can abandon my anxious thoughts,
For You offer a peace that I cannot understand in my darkest days.[vii]
You provide rest when I am burdened by life’s suffering.[viii]
I will seek a heart of gratitude.
I will be grateful that I am accepted.[ix]
I will be grateful I am being transformed.[x]
I will be grateful that I am loved,
And that you call me Your child.[xi]
Above all, I am thankful for Your Son,
Grateful that the Messiah gave up His divine privileges,
Took the humble position of a slave, and was born a human being,[xii]
All to rescue me from my own sin and darkness and reveal Your glory.
Who am I that He should think of me in His sacrifice?[xiii]
Yet, Your grace has found me.
I give thanks as I call upon Your name,
And share the good things You have done in my life.[xiv]
You are my treasure and I commit my heart to You,[xv]
With a grateful heart.
AMEN.
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Thank you for sharing this with us, Josh! It was timely and poignant. Something we desperately need to hear in the end of this year.
Joshua, this is such a heartfelt prayer. I need to read it every day so that it imprints itself in my thoughts and actions. Thank you for sharing.
Gail, I’m so grateful for your encouragement. May God’s promises imprint itself on all our hearts.
I love this prayer, Joshua. Such wonderful, hope-filled promises. They certainly are greater than our trials.
Yes, praise God that His promises are greater than our trials! Thank you for your kind and uplifting words, Stephen.
Thank you. I have been reading it daily.
God bless
You are welcome, Joan. I’m so glad it is encouraging you each day.
Absolutely beautiful! Thank you for this prayer that says exactly what our hearts long to say!
You are welcome, Melinda. May we all long for the truth of His word in prayer.
Thank you for taking time to compose this beautiful prayer from scriptural truths. I appreciate your introductory words: “Yet scripture calls us to approach every situation with a heart of thanksgiving. That doesn’t mean falling in love with the broken circumstances that stalk us. Rather, it means grabbing hold of the promises that are greater than our trials as we walk through them.”
Jeannie, thank you so much. I’m so glad you found it helpful.
This is beautiful, Joshua. I really like how you have combined many verses of God’s word.
Thank you, Jeanne. I pray the Lord continues to encourage you.
Your prayer brings me peace and comfort. Each day is a gift and I am thankful that I still have the opportunity to express thankfulness for His love, grace, and protection. The assurance of knowing that God’s love endures forever brings Light to these dark times. Thank you.
That is so beautifully said, Katherine. Thank you for sharing your heart in such a sincere way. I pray the Lord reveals what He’s shown you to many of us.
Oh, I needed to read this ~ to PRAY this ~ today. Thank you, my friend. This is going to be printed for the refrigerator door.
God has a tendency to give us just what we need just when we need it.
I absolutely LOVE this gratitude prayer. Thank you!!!
Thank you, Jessica!
I so love this prayer of gratitude. I will be reading it to my family on Thanksgiving!
Thank you so much for all that you do for Brookwood.
You are very welcome, Anne. Thank you for your kind words. I’m honored that you would share this with your family.
I really appreciate you combing those verses together for us to give back to the Lord in a prayer of thankfulness for all He has done for us. God’s Word is good stuff!!
Sometimes the best prayers are when we speak His words and promises back to Him. We know we are in His will, when He’s already spoken what we’re praying.
I love this line: “For no matter what happens in these hours, Your kingdom cannot be shaken.” Amen. Amen. Amen. Thank you for encouraging in such a dark time.
I’m so grateful it was an encouragement to you, Nancy. God’s Kingdom remains unshakable.
Love this! Thank you for sharing this with us. Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving to you as well, Melissa. Thank you for commenting.
Amen! Beautiful prayer, Josh and a lovely reminder of God’s promises and how important it is to keep our focus on Him. Happy Thanksgiving! And may God bless you and your family this Christmas and in the New Year.
Thank you, Cindy. I so appreciate your kind words. May the Lord bring joy to you and your family as well. May we all learn to keep our focus on God throughout the holidays and the rest of the year.
Amen, Joshua. Thank you.
You are very welcome, Diana
Such a blessing Pastor Joshua. Thank you so much for the reminder that, in these days especially, we must remember to keep “Standing on the Promises…” God’s blessings sir; and Happy Thanksgiving. When I count my blessings this year, I’m counting you twice. 🙂
Thank you for that wonderful encouragement, JD! I count you as a blessing in my life as well! May the Lord continue to remind us to do just that… count our many blessings, “name them one by one”
Thank you Joshua for reminding us about a grateful heart. Many time while going through good time or bad, difficult trials or even every day activities we tend to forget to be or show our gratefulness. I really enjoy reading your blogs!
Thank you, Tammy. It’s so easy for us to get distracted by everyday life and forget all the things we have to be thankful for.
This prayer would make a wonderful poster! Thank you for sharing, Joshua.
That’s a wonderful compliment, Barbara. Thank you.