It is very important in our prayers to make our requests to God because this shows faith in our hearts, because we ask knowing that God grants our desires according to his will, but it is also important to take time to elevate our thanksgiving before God.
Without God we are nothing and we would have nothing; All we are, we achieve and have is the mercy and goodness of God, no matter what the circumstance, no matter how heavy the day may be, we should always be grateful to Daddy God.
Passing a difficult situation a friend told me: Enjoy the experience! and this made me think and remember the passage of the Bible that says that all things help us well, so we must take the good and discard the bad and with the best actutud continue trusting in God.
When God fulfills our wishes it is very easy to be grateful but it is usually so easy to thank when we are not happy with what happened or when we do not achieve what we want, but this is where we really must show fidelity to God and always remember that in God there are no coincidences because He always has control ..