Blessings

I wish I were good with words, perhaps that is why I like songs so much, God has gifted people to be able to express themselves so well through song. "Blessings," by Laura Story is one of those songs that touches me. I like the lyrics. I can relate to much of what she says, but there is a line at the end of the song that is a good reminder for me when I want to be angry or feel sorry for myself.

"What if my greatest disappointments or the aching of this life is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can't satisfy?"

Sometimes I need that reminder, we are in this world, but we are not of it. This world is my temporary home. One day I will be in my permanent home where we all will be whole. It is easy to become complacent and forget we have something, somewhere to look forward to. I want to remain thirsty for my real home as long as I am here. If discomfort, pain, hardship serves as that needed reminder to me then I will be thankful for His mercies in disguise. I appreciate this song helping me to remember.

Blessings

Laura Story

We pray for blessings, we pray for peace

Comfort for family, protection while we sleep

We pray for healing, for prosperity

We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering

All the while You hear each spoken need

Yet love is way too much to give us lesser things

'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops

What if Your healing comes through tears?

What if a thousand sleepless nights

Are what it takes to know You're near?

What if trials of this life

Are Your mercies in disguise?

We pray for wisdom, Your voice to hear

We cry in anger when we cannot feel You near

We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love

As if every promise from Your Word is not enough

And all the while You hear each desperate plea

And long that we'd have faith to believe

'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops

What if Your healing comes through tears?

And what if a thousand sleepless nights

Are what it takes to know You're near?

And what if trials of this life

Are Your mercies in disguise?

When friends betray us, when darkness seems to win

We know that pain reminds this heart

That this is not, this is not our home

It's not our home

'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops

What if Your healing comes through tears?

And what if a thousand sleepless nights

Are what it takes to know You're near?

What if my greatest disappointments

Or the aching of this life

Is the revealing of a greater thirst

This world can't satisfy?

And what if trials of this life

The rain, the storms, the hardest nights

Are Your mercies in disguise?