15 Bible Verses About Gratitude
Regardless of what your current goal or desire is: whether it is to lose weight, be happier, make more money, decrease anxiety – gratitude will help. As Christians, not only are we called to be grateful regardless of our circumstance, but because God is a Good Father, there are endless physical, mental, and emotional benefits to developing an attitude of gratitude.
And when I say gratitude I’m talking about more than just thanking God for the sunrise and the food on your table.
My life certainly hasn’t been filled with yellow bricks leading me to an emperor to grant my wish. In third grade, I started my first diet. It wasn’t just freckle-faced kids my own age who whispered mean names as I walked by. Even the school nurse told me I was “one fat little kid.” Until I turned 38, I allowed my weight to call the shots.
And that’s when my gratitude practice began… at one of the lowest points in my life. See, that’s the most common misconception about gratitude, that things have to be “good” or “perfect” before you can be grateful. The reality is, it’s during the lowest times of your life that gratitude is the most powerful. It has the power to help you earn more money, be healthier, cling to hope, and even find your purpose.
Gratitude laid the foundation of where I am today. For years, I carefully crafted the self-talk in my head and followed the lead of the Spirit to create the life I have today. A daily practice of gratitude has been a massive force for change in my life, and amplified the good I already had but couldn’t always recognize at first.
But, sometimes gratitude can be difficult to muster, especially when it feels like everything is going wrong and you’re not where you wanted to be in life. But, when you’re lacking a spirit of gratitude on your own, there is no better place to seek inspiration for gratitude than the Bible.
After you've studied these scriptures about gratitude, check out these three gratitude practices to add to your morning routine in order to make gratitude a habit in your daily life.
15 Scriptures for Gratitude
Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7 | KJV
But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:57 | KJV
We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth.
2 Thessalonians 1:3 | KJV
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
1 Chronicles 16:34 | KJV
For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
Romans 11:36 | KJV
I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvelous works.
Psalm 9:1 | KJV
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Colossians 3:17 | KJV
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
Colossians 3:15 | KJV
Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving.
Colossians 4:2 | KJV
Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.
2 Corinthians 9:11 | KJV
And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
Revelation 5:13 | KJV
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Colossians 3:16 | KJV
But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.
Jonah 2:9 | KJV
And he took bread, and gave thanks, and broke it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
Luke 22:19
Gratitude Challenge
Now that you’ve read each of the 15 gratitude scriptures, I want to send you with a challenge to help you integrate this into your everyday life. The problem with blogs like this is that often we search them up when we’re experiencing pain, hurt, or discouragement, we read them and they nourish our soul and lift us up, but we soon forget about them and shortly end up right back where we were.
So, to help you carry this spirit of gratitude with you, scroll back through the verses and determine which is your favorite. Which one encourages you the most and speaks directly to your heart? Then, write it on a piece of paper, postcard, or sticky note (or add it to a note on your phone) and place it somewhere you will look everyday – if you have a vision board, that’s a great place to put it.
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