Make thankfulness happen

You don't hear a lot of premarital counselors instructing young couples, "You know, you need to be thankful because that's really important for your relationship." They ought to, though.

Thankfulness defeats gloominess or feelings of hopelessness about marriage.
Thankfulness is binding because it requires some humility. You can't be thankful and boastful at the same time.
The humble aspects of thankfulness remove the necessity of power struggles between people.
Thankfulness colors how we pray and how we teach.

>Make Thankfulness Happen

As different as husbands and wives are, we need this foundational point of connection

Annette LaPlaca

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> Praise and thanksgiving
The Lord's Prayer begins and ends with praise. Giving praise to God helps us to understand just how awesome He really is! We should praise Him for how powerful He is. We should praise Him for how giving He is. We should praise Him for how loving He is. We should thank Him for all that He has done, is doing and will do for us as His children. And the list goes on …