To offset this pressure, you must take forceful action and aggressively change your thinking until it conforms in every respect with God's thoughts. You decide what you will believe, so accepting God's truths is a matter of choice. God does not treat disbelief lightly. You not only choose whether to believe, you also choose what you will believe. The issue of forgiveness is not the offender's repentance or their punishment, rather it is how you respond to your sinful nature.
Biblical thankfulness is based on faith and knowledge.
When you understand that God works all events together so they have a compounded benefit for you, you can be thankful in everything as well as for everything. You are living temporarily in this world and you will eventually leave and return home, so you need to change the way you think about this world. God has a purpose and his will is that everything support that purpose. He reveals his general will and purpose through the Bible. His Spirit helps you understand how to apply scriptural principles to your situations and assures you when you make good decisions.