When you think of the goodness of the lord and all he has done in your life, how he has been with you through thick and thin and his grace upon your life, you cannot but appreciate him.
In all that the lord has done, you cannot have anything to equate it in terms of payment, but all the Lord needs from you is just to say "Thank you Lord".
Come to think of it, everything needed to live is for free; air, light, water and more. To be grateful to God is to testify of what he has done with thanksgiving unto him. Learn to give him praise (Psalm 140: 13).
You can not thank him enough for his goodness and mercy towards you (Ephesians 5:19-20)