I believe this to be a continuing grateful heart. For some time I have been impressed with the benefits of a thankful spirit. I have discovered that when I let thanksgiving have free course within myself that it is able to offset whatever happens amidst the circumstances of life. What I am saying is a bad attitude and a thankful heart do not mix. The world s view of being thankful depends on favorable circumstances.
Worldly people are thankful when they get what they want.
People who have received the Lord and His salvation into their lives are in a position to have a different foundation for thanksgiving. Here s the question. Scriptural teaching informs us that giving thanks is not dependent on whether people or situations are desirable. Giving thanks when things go against us is an act of faith which tells God we trust Him to work it all out in a way that will be spiritually profitable to us. In times when the believer does not feel thankful or want to give thanksgiving God calls upon him to do it in faith thereby honoring the Lord.