You give and take away

Blessed Be Your Name
by Matt Redman

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

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

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

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

Was reading the bible yesterday and I flipped to Job. So many things spoke to me. So many things that have been taken away from him from God as a test, more than anyone else I have ever known. Yet he pulls through and stands strong, and he only tries to seek God more rather than to blame Him.

God, thank You for always being there for me when I need You (:
Thank You for Your word and Your comfort.
And I thank You for the upcoming trials and tribulations, you might have in store for me. I know You only do it to help me be stronger in the future. I thank You for the past tests I have gone through, and thank You that by Your grace I have pulled through EVERYTHING. Thank You for Your wisdom that You put in me, that I may know when to say what and when. By Your strength, by Your power. Thank You Lord.

I ask for Your guidance in the next step I take, that I may have continual strength in You and unshakeable faith.

Though I may not understand Your decision in many things in life, I know that its all up to You and I put my trust in you no matter what. And no matter what, no matter how much You've taken away from me. I will still look up to You. Thank You for the things that You have taken and not yet taken, and the lessons in which I've learnt from them. Most of all, I thank You for Your unsurmountable love for me.

Lord give them comfort and understanding. They don't understand why, and neither do I. But give them faith and hope that is found in You. Let them see that You've always always been there for them, and I pray they'll draw closer to you. Soften their hearts, Lord.