and then expressing gratitude to God for them. As we consider what He’s done or who He is, we find joy in Him. In this opening chapter, I want to summarize these four features or steps of biblical thanksgiving. They will become the major focus of chapters 4 to 7. 1. Thankful 2. Thankful to God 3. Thankfulness to God expressed 4. Thankfulness to God leading to joy in God I’m not suggesting you mechanically move from “step 1” to “step 2.” They all go together. Over time, they’ll happen at once more