Blessed be your name

Blessed be your name
In the land that is plentiful
Where the 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 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 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

Today this song has hit me. Particular in the bridge of the song: "You give and take away" sometimes when we receive blessings form our LORD I think we think in additions (+) our blessings is what God gives us adds to our happiness. We never think in negative terms (-) where as well God bless in that means when things don't go according to what we like. Can we still see God's blessing in those times. This true for the speaker I just listen too. Her name is Dr.Jean Barsness and she was the last speaker for our mission conference. She spoke about her story as a missionary and in those really hard times. and i mean really hard times like in her story her Husband got killed for spreading the gospel. and going through many dramas in her life God still is awesome in it. It really an ispiring story and to began to talk about it, its through this song "blessed be your name"

Dr. Jean Barsness