Blessed Be His Name

It has been a couple of days since I last posted.  Although it has been my goal to write a bit each day, there are days I simply don't feel like doing it.  Even with my daily themes to inspire me, sometimes I lack inspiration. 

This was the point I found myself on Friday of this week.  The theme on Friday is to find evidence of the Fruit of the Spirit at work in my life.  Well, Friday came and went and I did NOT feel very fruitful.

On to Saturday, when I am to be seeking a "God message" in my everyday world.  Once again, I wasn't finding a thing.  Nor could I manage to get motivated to share from my vast supply of previous writings. 

This morning, as we began our worship service, it was as if God had a personal message for me.  The song was one entitled "Blessed Be Your Name", which basically says God's name is to be blessed regardless of your situation in life.  Whether the day is at its best or worst, we are to acknowledge how blessed His name is.  Written by Matt Redman, the words are as follows:

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 You give and take away You give and take away My heart will choose to say Lord, blessed be Your name And so I was reminded of the fact there will be times when my writing will flow like an abundant stream, but there will also be times when all inspiration will be dried up like a desert.  Some days will be filled with sunshine, with lots to share, and others will seem dark and gloomy, with seemingly nothing to share.  Regardless, I must keep saying with the songwriter. . ."Blessed be the Name of the Lord" To listen to the song, follow this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnWKehsOXu8