2 Chronicles 32:24-26-In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death, and he prayed to the Lord, and he answered him and gave him a sign. 25 But Hezekiah did not make return according to the benefit done to him, for his heart was proud. Therefore wrath came upon him and Judah and Jerusalem. 

Honestly I don’t remember seeing anyone pray in my family growing up.  But I do remember instinctley “praying” when I did something dumb, “Please get me out of this and I won’t do it again!”.  Amazingly I believe God would answer, but I would not return the favor, and continue in my pride and ingratitude. (Luke 6:35)
In the case of Hezekiah, we see how gracious the Lord is to answer his plea for mercy and healing.  But it is his response that shows his lack of intimacy in that season with the Lord.  Because wherever there is ingratitude, there cannot be a true appreciation for Who He is, what He has done, that’s true worship.
Much like my earlier ideas of the Lord, we too can think that He exists to preserve what we desire, instead of us existing for what He desires from us.  It’s a complete shift from thinking life and relationships revolve around us, instead of realizing life and relationships revolve around God.  (Hebrews 11:6)
Think of it this way, if I see God as existing for my desires only, without being provoked to serve His desires, then imagine how I see other relationships?  There cannot be true gratitude and thanksgiving for what’s been given, if pride is the root of our heart.  Because pride thinks it deserves to be served, and doesn’t change.  Whereas humility is thankful to be served with a heart that returns service, which makes any relationship grow particularly with the Lord. (Galatians 6:7-8)
If we think about how we feel when we give ourselves to people, and they take our “blessing” without any gratitude for what we have done, we feel used.  None of us like that feeling because it says to our hearts we aren’t appreciated.  Pride “uses” because it believes it deserves, whereas humility receives with gratitude, knowing that what we have received can be taken away.  A truly thankful mentality reveres that “every good and perfect gift has come from God.”
I pray this Thanksgiving you clearly see the graciousness of our Lord through what He has given, in spite of what He hasn’t-In His Love, Ld