I was thinking about the words to the song Blessings today and it was a huge encouragement. As Christians we have so much to look forward to. The difficult times in our life can draw us closer to God if we allow them to. We have a hope in Christ that can get us through any dark time. Although the trials are most often unpleasant it is such an amazing thing to drawer closer to God! What a friend we have in Jesus!

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

'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

I was reading Psalms today and here are a few verses

that go along with this song and were also a blessing.

The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed,

a refuge in times of trouble.

And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee:

for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

Psalm 9:9-10

I hope this post encourages someone today.

Keep on going for the Lord!