3. 1)A thankful attitude will help you endure bad situations/experiences. A man’s spirit sustains him in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear Proverbs 18:14 Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18

4. 1)A thankful attitude will help you endure bad situations/experiences. 2)Thankfulness will make you a happier person and it will make the world a better place. All the days of the oppressed are wretched, but the cheerful heart has a continual feast. Proverbs 15:15

5. 1)A thankful attitude will help you endure bad situations/experiences. 2)Thankfulness will make you a happier person and it will make the world a better place. 3)We should be most thankful for God’s love, forgiveness, and promise of heaven.

6. Why be thankful? Because… …God is at work in us for our good (8:28, 34) … God has saved us (8:31-34) …God never stops loving us (8:35-39)

7. So what should I do now? 1)A thankful attitude will help you endure bad situations/experiences. 2)Thankfulness will make you a happier person and it will make the world a better place. 3)We should be most thankful for God’s love, forgiveness, and promise of heaven.