Blessings In Trials!
"Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed,
because His compassions fail not. They are new
every morning; great is Your faithfulness."
Lamentations 3: 22-23
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?”
Singer songwriter Laura Story wrote these words after her
husband was diagnosed with a brain tumor. As the couple
wrestled with his diagnosis and prayed for healing, Laura
expressed her prayers to the Lord through her
song,
“Blessings,” which has encouraged many others as
they walk through trials.
No matter your trial—illness, unemployment,
family struggles—God is still blessing you.
The blessing may come through a comforting verse in His Word
or through an encouraging card from a friend. It might appear in
the unexpected gift from a family member or the worship song
sung at church. His blessings are all around us.
These blessings bring great joy to our hearts, but perhaps the
greatest blessing we receive during times of trial is the blessing
of drawing closer to God. As we trust and cling to His promises,
our relationship with the Father deepens. What an indescribable
blessing!
"We are ever surrounded by undeserved blessings.
Even in His silence, God blesses us."
Erwin Lutzer
