YOU Give And Take Away

BLESSED BE YOUR NAME

VERSE 1:
Blessed be Your name
In the land that is plentiful
Where Your streams of abundance flow
Blessed be Your name
And blessed be Your name
When I'm found in the desert place
Though I walk through the wilderness
Blessed be your name

Pre-CHORUS:
Every blessing You pour out I'll
Turn back to praise
And when the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say

CHORUS:
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name

VERSE 2:
Blessed be Your name
When the sun's shining down on me
When the world's "all as it should be"
Blessed be You name
And blessed be Your name
On the road marked with suffering
Though there's pain in the offering
Blessed be Your name

BRIDGE:
You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will choose to say
Lord, blessed be Your name

I just took up this devotion which Charles and Emily had given to me for my birthday. It's entitled Blessed Be Your Name. It started the book with the above song by Matt and Beth Redman. This song is really meaningful as it protraits our Lord being great and almigty and worthy of all praises no matter what situation we are in. And the bridge speaks the loudest. "You give and take away, My heart will choose to say, Lord blessed be Your name." The Lord indeed blesses others. But then there are times He also take things away from us or prevent some things from happening. This is becoz He knows what is the best for us. And even when things do not move in what I expect it would, my heart will want to choose to praise Him.

Lord! I will wait upon You. If by then, things dun turn out what I expect to be, I know that it is Your will and that You have a better plan for me. Let me not hasten anything for everything has its time and season. Give me a peaceful heart. And let my heart praise You! Amen!