The song Blessings by Laura Story has particularly struck me lately. She sings about blessings in disguise. Our doubts, desperation, anger, and aching.
We pray for the suffering to stop. We pray for specific blessings and miracles to occur to us and to others. But maybe God just loves us too much to give us this 'lesser thing' that Laura writes about. Maybe there is a bigger, better blessing God has created for us that is more beautiful than we could imagine.
Sometimes we get so focused on one thing and we can even have tunnel vision...we see this one thing everywhere, in other people, on tv shows, in magazines, with friends, at work. But perhaps by doing so, we are missing out on God's 'one thing'...His blessing for us through whatever trial we are travelling through.
Think about all the promises His Word provides for us. Promises of peace, of love, of comfort, of eternal life, and on and on. Will that ever be enough for us? Will God ever be enough?
I thirst for God. I thirst for His promises to surround me like a warm blanket. I want to rest in His promises. I want God to be enough...because He is.
Dear friends, let's look past ourselves today. Let's look up and look out. Let's search for mercies in disguise.
We pray for the suffering to stop. We pray for specific blessings and miracles to occur to us and to others. But maybe God just loves us too much to give us this 'lesser thing' that Laura writes about. Maybe there is a bigger, better blessing God has created for us that is more beautiful than we could imagine.
Sometimes we get so focused on one thing and we can even have tunnel vision...we see this one thing everywhere, in other people, on tv shows, in magazines, with friends, at work. But perhaps by doing so, we are missing out on God's 'one thing'...His blessing for us through whatever trial we are travelling through.
Think about all the promises His Word provides for us. Promises of peace, of love, of comfort, of eternal life, and on and on. Will that ever be enough for us? Will God ever be enough?
I thirst for God. I thirst for His promises to surround me like a warm blanket. I want to rest in His promises. I want God to be enough...because He is.
Dear friends, let's look past ourselves today. Let's look up and look out. Let's search for mercies in disguise.
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
All the while, You hear each desperate plea
And long that we'd have faith to believe
When friends betray us
When darkness seems to win
We know that pain reminds this heart
That this is not our home
What if my greatest disappointments
Or the aching of this life
Is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can't satisfy
What if trials of this life
The rain, the storms, the hardest nights
Are your mercies in disguise
Thanks for sharing this song, I have never heard of it. And what you are saying and what the song is saying are so true. We do get tunnel vision and we focus too much on the future and what could be and then we are missing out on the here and now and all the small, beautiful moments that could be passing us by. Thinking of you today. Thanks for the lovely comment on my post. Let's hope the surgery does help!
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ReplyDeleteWow, what an eye opener. This is so true. Thanks Jess xo
How strange! I just found your blog and I'm going to see Laura Story this coming Monday! She will be at the Vineyard church here in Augusta, I'm so excited to hear her live. Love your blog!
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