7 Verses that will Help You Pray with a Grateful Heart

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I want to thank and praise God for who He is even more than for the things He does ... these 7 verses help me pray with a grateful heart. #Prayer #Thanksgiving #Gratitude #BlessingsBloggers #BlessingCounter

Meister Eckhardt, a German theologian from the 13th Century once said,

“If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough.”

If you’re like me, your thank you prayers are less frequent than your “please fix, heal, help, and provide, etc.” prayers.

It’s so easy to set aside all God has done in the past when I’m facing the needs in front of me.

But thank God, His future love, grace, mercy, and care do not depend on my gratitude for His past love, grace, mercy, and care.

Today…

I want to take Meister Eckhardt’s words to heart and simply say, “thank you” with a grateful heart!

And I thought you might want to do some grateful heart praying with me.

7 Verses that will Help You Pray with a Grateful Heart

I want to thank and praise God for who He is even more than for the things He does ... these 7 verses help me pray with a grateful heart. #Prayer #Thanksgiving #Gratitude #BlessingsBloggers #BlessingCounter

1 Corinthians 15:56–57

For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power. But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Father, thank you for Jesus! Thank you for the victory I have in Him. His death and resurrection defeated sin, death, and Satan. They have no power of me. They have NO power over me. I am forgiven. I am Yours. I have a hope and a future. I have life full and abundant. I have so many reasons to live today with a grateful heart! Thank you!

1 Thessalonians 5:18 

Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. 

Father, thank you for the gift of Your Spirit who guides me to know Your will and gives me the courage and strength I need to be thankful in all circumstances. Honestly, it seems impossible to be thankful in the middle of the struggle but Your Word says that with You, everything is possible … even a grateful heart in trying times. And even when it’s impossible to be thankful for the circumstances Your Spirit gives me all I need to be thankful for the courage and strength that will see me through. Thank you!

Psalm 95:1–3

Come, let us sing to the Lord!
    Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.
 Let us come to Him with thanksgiving.

    Let us sing psalms of praise to him.
For the Lord is a great God,
    a great King above all gods.

Father God, You are King of kings and Lord of lords. You are my Creator, my Redeemer, and my Advocate. You hear my prayers and praises. Please Lord, by the power of Your Spirit, help me keep my focus on You … on your grace and mercy. You are love. You are all I need! Thank you, Father.

James 1:17

Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.

Father, as You created this world, You declared it good! You made people in Your image and declared them very good and even when we made a mess of Your world and our lives, You stayed the same. You loved us and sent Jesus as the best gift of all.

Thank you for Your unchanging promises that give me hope and for Your Spirit who gives me all I need to live with love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Thank you for Your unchanging grace, mercy, and constant love. 

Colossians 4:2

Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. 

Father, by Your grace, prompt me to pray with thanksgiving. May I be devoted to spending time with You in prayer. The desire of my heart is to be faithfully mindful of Your perfect presence and remember that in all circumstances I can turn to You with the praises and the pleas of a surrendered heart.

Psalm 28:7

The Lord is my strength and shield.
    I trust Him with all my heart.
He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy.
    I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.

Father, I trust You! What an amazing blessing! I believe Your grace is sufficient in all circumstances. Because of the ways You have worked in my life … I know You will give me courage and strength when I need it! What joy to realize that You are always with me giving me everything I need to live one day at a time. Thank you!

Romans 11:36

 For everything comes from Him and exists by His power and is intended for His glory. All glory to Him forever! Amen. 

Father, You are King of kings and Lord of lords. Everything I have comes from Your hand. The world and all that is in it exist by Your power and all creation of proclaims Your glory. May I join in the song of praise that will last eternally, for You alone are worthy and from a grateful heart, I give You my thanks!

I want to thank and praise God for who He is even more than for the things He does ... these 7 verses help me pray with a grateful heart. #Prayer #Thanksgiving #Gratitude #BlessingsBloggers #BlessingCounter

As I’ve written these prayers, I’ve realized that I want to make thanking and praising God for who He is a regular part of my prayer life. Although, I may remember to thank Him for what He does … who He is, changes every part of my life.

God is Creator. – Genesis 1:1, 1 Corinthians 8:6, Revelation 4:11.
God is Redeemer – Job 19:25, Psalm 19:14, Psalm, 103:4, Luke 1:68
God is Advocate/Helper – John 14:26, John 15:26, 1 John 2:1

He is Provider:

And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of His glory in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19

Just because He loves.

And that’s reason enough to pray without ceasing with a grateful heart!

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12 Comments

  1. Your Scripture selections are all wonderful. I especially love the verse from 1 Thessalonians. Our community recently suffered a tragedy. We are learning how to give thanks even with heavy hearts.

  2. Hi Deb, What a sweet surprise! Thank you SO much for the feature! I am praying each of the thankful Scriptures you suggested – because I am truly grateful! Thanks be to God!

  3. Deb – As I was reading through your list today, Psalm 28:7 stood out to me this morning. Thanks for the linkup 🙂

  4. Michele Morin says:

    I’m so grateful for this season of the year that brings us all back to the starting place of “thank you” to God.

  5. What a lovely collection of verses to remind us how to talk to Him! Thank you for sharing them so we can all find our way a little more 🙂

  6. Praying today with a very thankful heart, Deb. Your prayers are absolutely beautiful! Blessings!

  7. Oh I just love this! I had a similar topic on my heart this week, cultivating a thankful heart year-round, and linked my post. Thank you for doing these link ups!

  8. Thankfulness is such an attitude of gratefulness towards God 😀
    Blessings Deb,
    Jennifer

  9. My favorite of all your verses.

    1 Thessalonians 5:18

    Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.

    It reminds us we should not be staring at our problems. We still have lots to be grateful for. Thank you!

  10. Came across this counting your blessings was inspired and love to inspire others may our lord continue to bless this site and touch other life’s as it has touched mine have a blessed day in our lords blessings can’t ever get enough of all our lords Grace’s and blessings big or small praise God Amen????♥️????☮️

    1. Thank you so very much, Sonja! I am truly blessed by your kindness and encouragement. May the Lord continually bless you in all you do.