One young woman delivers a beautiful performance of a song about blessings, trials and God’s unending and magnificent love.
In life, everyone will encounter hardship and trying circumstances. At one time or another, it will happen to all people. Problems and issues have a way of reaching everyone. Of course, no one enjoys going through difficulties. They make life unpleasant and uncomfortable. But what if those trials, hardships and painful experiences were all part of God’s plan?
In a video posted on YouTube, Hannah Elizabeth covers the song “Blessings,” a tune originally performed by Laura Story. The song works from the idea that difficulties and problems have a distinct purpose. God may be using them for His perfect plan and will.
The song’s opening verse mentions that everyone prays and asks the Lord for the good things in life. We ask Him for peace, safety and prosperity. Most, if not all, Christians will also ask God to remove any and all struggles and burdens from our lives.
However, the lyrics in the chorus ask listeners to consider the possibility that God is working to bring about something better and greater with those pains and heartaches.
“’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”
Near the song's conclusion, the singer reminds listeners of what is yet to come. While time on Earth may be punishing, at times, filled with all sorts of painful circumstances, this is not our eternal home. There is something much better that awaits those who belong to Christ.
James 1:2-4 “Let it be all joy to you, my brothers when you undergo tests of every sort; because you have the knowledge that the testing of your faith gives you the power of going on in hope; but let this power have its full effect, so that you may be made complete, needing nothing.”