We must understand that thankfulness is not based on emotions or on a situation’s outcome. We can also be grateful during trials, because God has promised to work everything for our own good (Romans 8 : 28) God has a purpose for every experience, whether it is pleasant or otherwise.
Showing our gratefulness changes our attitude about God, ourselves, and our situations. How we react in a situation invites people’s attention. Our dear and close friends will want for themselves the peace and energy we derive from a grateful relationship with God.
Ephesians 5:15-21
Be very careful, then, how you live— not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is. Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
(0492 14 II 2008)