***Please note: I did not write the following to obtain pity (I only invite a very few to my pity parties, you know who you are and thanks for coming and not judging me while you were there); it was something I felt I needed to write to be real, true to who I am and I feel better in my spirit for having done so. Thanks for your understanding.***
During a particularly dark time in my life, the song, Blessed Be Your Name, became my anthem. These anointed lyrics were penned by Matt Redman. The following are a few lines:
Blessed Be Your Name
In the land that is plentiful
Where Your streams of abundance flow
Blessed be Your name...
Blessed Be Your name
When I'm found in the desert place
Though I walk through the wilderness
Blessed Be Your name...
Blessed be Your name
When the sun's shining down on me
When the world's 'all as it should be'
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be Your name
On the road marked with suffering
Though there's pain in the offering
Blessed be Your name...
Every blessing You pour out
I'll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say...
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name...
You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will choose to say
Lord, blessed be Your name
Well, I did list more than a few... but they spoke to me SO much then, especially...
the desert place...wilderness... a place not of my own choosing
road marked with suffering... my soul and spirit suffered greatly
pain in the offering... some days it was really HARD to praise...
darkness closes in... very dark but a glimmer of light was always there...
still I will say...Blessed be Your Name...
You give and take away... so, so true ... never felt it so much
Still my heart will choose to say, "Lord, blessed by Your Name!"
Lately it has been dark again, LORD, and I am thankful You have reminded me of Your Word through Job and Matt. Not the same circumstances at all but still just dark. Thank You that there are so many more light days than dark days. Thank You that You allow me to especially take care of myself during dark days. Thank You that Your Word is full of folks like me that had dark days, too. Thank You that You are the Light. I know the dark days probably will not cease immediately but they will pass and I will choose to say, "Blessed be Your Name!!" Even in a dreary place.
{Job} said ... The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; blessed (praised and magnified in worship) be the name of the Lord! In all this Job sinned not nor charged God foolishly. Job 1:21-22
the desert place...wilderness... a place not of my own choosing
road marked with suffering... my soul and spirit suffered greatly
pain in the offering... some days it was really HARD to praise...
darkness closes in... very dark but a glimmer of light was always there...
still I will say...Blessed be Your Name...
You give and take away... so, so true ... never felt it so much
Still my heart will choose to say, "Lord, blessed by Your Name!"
Lately it has been dark again, LORD, and I am thankful You have reminded me of Your Word through Job and Matt. Not the same circumstances at all but still just dark. Thank You that there are so many more light days than dark days. Thank You that You allow me to especially take care of myself during dark days. Thank You that Your Word is full of folks like me that had dark days, too. Thank You that You are the Light. I know the dark days probably will not cease immediately but they will pass and I will choose to say, "Blessed be Your Name!!" Even in a dreary place.
{Job} said ... The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; blessed (praised and magnified in worship) be the name of the Lord! In all this Job sinned not nor charged God foolishly. Job 1:21-22
