It’s easy to give thanks when life feels good — but what about when it doesn’t? Gratitude that only thrives in comfort isn’t gratitude at all; it’s relief.

In this Faith Forward conversation, Brian and Jon explore what it means to give thanks because of who God is and what He has done, is doing, and will do — even while acknowledging pain and disappointment.

True thankfulness isn’t denial; it’s defiant trust.

It grows from a heart grounded in God’s character, not in outcomes or circumstances. Gratitude, then, becomes both a declaration of trust and an act of resistance — a way of refusing to let fear or loss rewrite our understanding of God’s goodness.