Thankful Heart is a Happy Heart

It is so important to be thankful people. Veggie Tales philosophy puts it this way, "A thankful heart is a happy heart'. At our dinner on Saturday we talked briefly about what we are thankful for. The answers were great to hear...'freedom, family, friends, food, clean water, safety, salvation, heritage of faith, etc.'

Always, but especially in economic uncertainty, thankfulness reminds us that we are not in charge of running the world. :-) We are reliant on the goodness of God. God is our source and He has promised to never leave us or forsake us. In every situation, as we submit to Him, He is working things out for our good. Thankfulness reminds us of that.

Here are a couple of quotes to ponder...

Who does not thank for little will not thank for much. --Estonian Proverb

You say, 'If I had a little more, I should be very satisfied.' You make a mistake. If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled. --Charles Haddon Spurgeon

You say grace before meals. All right. But I say grace before the concert and the opera, and grace before the play and pantomime, and grace before I open a book, and grace before sketching, painting, swimming, fencing, boxing, walking, playing, dancing and grace before I dip the pen in the ink. --G.K. Chesterton

God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say "thank you?" --William A. Ward

Do you have any good quotes on thanksgiving or thankfulness to share? Let's hear them!