Blessed be the Name of the Lord

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IMG_3200How true:

“Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.”

What a righteous example is Job. Do we praise the Lord even when He takes away what we love?

-He took away my ability to sing to see if I loved Him more than singing.
-He took away my ability to play the piano to see if I was willing to give up what I loved for the rest of my mortal life.
-He took away my lovely handwriting and gave me understanding that it’s not what we do but who we are that matters.
-He took away my ability to work and taught me that my family mattered more than my job.
-He took away my ability to care for my home and family in order for me to see love from those who served me.
-He took away my incorrect thinking in order for me to know truth.
-He took away the negative voice in my mind so I could know and trust impressions from Him.
-He took away my low self-esteem and gave me good self-worth.
-He took away my fakeness and gave me authenticity.
-He took away my rigidness and replaced it with flexibility.
-He took away my demanding and hot under the collar irritability by having me be patient.
-He took away my pity-party where I said “I don’t like this!” and taught me that “It is what it is.”
-He took away my negativity and replaced it with true optimism.
-He took away my assumptions of others and taught me to see the best in them.
-He took away my belief that others mattered more than me and challenged me to know that I matter, too.
-He took away my self-loathing and replaced it with love.
-He took away the outer and inner me and now I’m just one way, WYSIWYG.
-He took away my doubt and improved my faith.
-He took away my wanting to hide and replaced it with honest transparency.
-He took away my pride and ego by having me wait.
–Many more things.

The Lord gives me far more than what He takes away. I’m grateful for the lessons that have taught me. Each lesson improves and transforms me into a new creature; truly, consider the butterfly. My heart swells with gratitude and I, like Job, proclaim “Blessed be the name of the Lord.”