Blessings

Sometimes, we often wonder where the blessing is in the bad things that happen in our lives. Where is the blessing of watching a child fight cancer? Where is the blessing of not being able to communicate with your mom because a disease has taken away her ability to speak? Where is the blessing in watching a family member destroy their family through a divorce or alcoholism? Where is the blessing in watching as my husband and other family members slowly deteriorate before my eyes?  Where is the blessing in saying goodbye to a friend that was taken from us way to soon? I don't see it.

Enter Laura Story's song "Blessings" to remind us of the answers to these questions. 

Laura Story wrote this song as she struggled to understand why the man she so very recently married was stricken with a brain tumor. It was a long and painful road of surgeries, near death and a man that forgot he was married to her at times.  She prayed for healing daily and for understanding why this was happening.  It inspired her to write a song that has become a huge blessing to me and countless others. The chorus of the song speaks volumes about why we often have to face certain things...

What if Your blessings came through raindrops?

What if Your healing comes through tears?

What if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know Your near?

What if the trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise?

God even wrote an entire book in the Bible about this very thing.  Job was an upright man of God.  He lead a life faithful to the Lord.  Yet, he had it all taken away from him. And he cried, and he questioned God.  In the end, he realized that God used this to bring Job closer to Him and allow Job to see even more clearly amidst the tears.

What if the trials of this life, the rain, the storms, the hardest nights are your mercies in disguise?

Simple words that speak volumes. And a powerful reminder that sometimes God will use something that does brings us discomfort of pain to draw us closer to Him and reminds us of his unending love and the strength that we can find in His arms.

I know the road ahead of us will often be filled with pain and turmoil.  I know that at times I will lose sleep and cry out in anger.  But, I also know that God is with me and will walk alongside me as Robert continues to battle this disease that neither one of chose for him.  However, God has started us on this journey for reasons we may not yet see or understand.  But, He knows what it is and He will use this for His ultimate purpose of our lives.

Here is a link to a video from YouTube of this song.  I pray it blesses you as much as it has blessed me. 

Laura Story's Blessings