blessed be Your name

i don't believe in coincidence. i do believe that God speaks to us through His Word, as well as through other people, sometimes. and when a certain verse comes my way repetitively, i believe He's really trying to get my attention.

well, yesterday, i was reading my Uncle John's blog entry for the day. i read it right after writing the post about my dad. he talks about how much he loves the lyrics to the song, Blessed be Your Name. it brought tears to my eyes, especially the last part that says, "You give and take away; my heart will choose to say, 'Lord, blessed be Your name'".

not even an hour later, i am reading my daily selection assigned to me for reading the Bible in a year. (confession: i am on aug. 25. i started 1/1/06. i'm a little behind...) i happen to be starting Job this day and i stumble upon chapter 1, verse 21: "...Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will leave this life. The LORD gives, and the LORD takes away. Praise the name of the LORD."

ok, so i couldn't keep reading. i had to put my Bible aside and ask the Lord, "are you trying to tell me something? either You are about to give me something or take something away. ok. i don't know what it is yet, but i do know that whatever it is, (and i happen to hope it's giving me something, Lord... maybe a husband... or a job... just being honest!) i will choose to praise You. i feel like You are preparing me for something to be added or taken from me. and i need to make the decision NOW, to say "blessed be Your name".

it made me a little nervous; i'm not gonna lie. but i thought it was really cool how in the same hour, He brought both a song and a verse into my path that said the same thing. 

stay tuned to hear about the imminent addition or subtraction. ;-)