Blessings Come Through Raindrops

At the slide show at Dave's funeral, we played the song, "Blessings" that Laura Story wrote when as a newlywed, her husband was hospitalized with a brain tumour. The first time I heard the song, even before knowing the reason behind it, I thought of it as Dave's song. After I had heard it a couple times, I printed it out to share the words with him. Dave had been through so much hurt in the past and he prayed for protection  for his family and for healing in his own life. He doubted God's goodness at times but in his heart, he knew that God is good all the time and that although we don't always know the reason for our suffering, He is there with us even when we can't feel Him.

I listened to the song again today. I have heard it a few times since Dave passed away and sometimes I would switch it off, other times I would try to sing it and end up crying but today, I just sat there and listened and thought about the words and what they meant. As I listened, the tears fell and I felt the Lord close by. I thought about tough times that I've been through and tough times, my friends have been through. This life brings heartache that sometimes we wish we never knew. It's so easy to think that this world owes us a living and we pray that we will enjoy blessings of peace, protection and prosperity. These are good things to ask for but when we don't experience those things, we question God, our faith and/or our purpose.

But hearing this song again, I was reminded that God is good all the time. He knows the bigger picture of what we only see a part. This world and the life we live is only temporary and we need to remember that while also making the most of every day that we've been given to live. Please read the words and reflect on them. Cry a little if you want to. God sees those tears and hears the pain in your heart. If you want to see and hear the song, go to this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQan9L3yXjc (I would encourage you to listen/watch the song.)

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
And 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 rain drops
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 rain drops
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

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 rain drops
What if Your healing comes through tears
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
What if trials of this life
The rain, the storms, the hardest nights
Are your mercies in disguise