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"

A song that has been running through my head the past three days, that has a rather interesting point. Every blessing is a reason to praise. In our sorrows, we should praise him still for we are still blessed by him even when we don't see it.

After all, God called us to suffer as He suffered, isn't that an honor? I know from an non-christian point of view it's a rather dubious honor. But the reality of the situation is we all will suffer in this life, but do you have a comforter who can tell you honestly "Yes, I have walked that life and gone throuhg misery"? That's the joy of Christianity, we have aknowledged our depravity, our inadequacy, and then we aknowledged the harshness of the world. And despite all that, we have a God who loves us despite the depth of despair in the world, despite our flaws. We have a father who has lived life and wants to see ours put to right, even if we have to learn it at the school of Hard Knocks, He will allow us to grow closer to him if we will let Him.

Isn't God wonderful?