Perhaps it takes a purer faith to praise God for unrealized blessings than for those we once enjoyed or those we enjoy now.

Tozer contrasts gratitude for what is tangible—past or present benefits—with praise offered in advance of any visible outcome. The “unrealized blessings” are hoped-for mercies: answers to prayer, future provision, or spiritual fruit not yet seen. Calling such praise a “purer faith” suggests it is less mixed with self-interest and less dependent on circumstances; it rests on God’s character rather than on immediate evidence. The line also implies a discipline of worship that refuses to make thanksgiving merely reactive. In Tozer’s devotional theology, this kind of anticipatory praise becomes a test of trust and a way of aligning the heart with divine sovereignty even amid delay, loss, or uncertainty.