Theme Song Thursday

I've been singing this song for years. It's a popular one in our kind of church. And every time I sang it before this past June, I had the same thought about it:

"Every blessing You pour out I'll turn back to praise"

Yeah, this is easy I can do this, I would think

"When the darkness closes in, Lord, still I will say: Blessed by Your Name."

But what do I know of darkness? What do I know of the desert place? What do I know of God taking away?

I would wonder: If a dark time ever came along, would I really still bless His Name?

Well. Here I am. First I must say that this isn't that dark a time. This isn't so rough a road to walk. Of all the trials that could befall us, this one is pretty minor.


But it is a trial. And I know the answer for myself now. Would I still bless His Name? In my heart would I still bless Him?

The answer is "yes," not because of how "strong I am" or how "strong my faith is"--has nothing to do with me. In my heart, I am blessing His Name now more than ever, and I love Him now more than ever because of how Good He is.

I fancy myself a wordsmith, but I don't have any better words than that to explain it.