Blessings

When I think of Blessings it is only normal to think of GOOD things.  My husband (Mike) and myself have been greatly blessed with two beautiful healthy daughters, son-in-laws and 6 grandchildren and so many more blessings that are what we would call good.  So when storms or losing loved ones or ALMOST losing a loved one come our way are they a blessing?  I have to say that even the storm's are blessings as we grow from them and grow closer to our precious Lord.  Everything that we have went through in this last year and continue to go through have been life lessons and a growing time for myself as well as our family.  As Laura Story say's in her song "Blessings" "What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disquise"  I am going to leave you with the words and song of Laura Story and pray that when your blessings come through raindrops that you will ALWAYS remember that Christ has already walked that tough road for you, so lean on Him and count your blessings Good & Bad


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 us 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
And 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
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
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

Comments

  1. Kramer FamilyApril 10, 2012 at 9:17 AM

    Well said mom! It is sooooo true. We can so easily get in the mind set of thanking God for the good things in our lives although, the not so good things are blessings as well. God sees the whole picture, we only get to see bits and pieces. Someday though we will get to see the whole picture and understand even more why God does what He does. Until that day though we have to lean on Him and have the faith and understanding that He truly is a Sovereign God.

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  2. Kimberly BrunellApril 16, 2012 at 7:29 AM

    Thank you for sharing this song, I love it... your blog is so cool be proud... I love you miss you

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