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If you have been keeping up with our weekly Laura Story devotions, you know that Laura has written a book called What If Your Blessings Come Through Raindrops? and she has shared devotions from the book with us. This week, Laura Story covers chapter 29 and shares lessons learned from David.
According to Laura, we learn three important lessons from David:
The incorporation of David’s story
The declaration of God’s glory
The expectation of the extraordinary
“Will I be willing to, in light of my story, in light of the hard things in my life, will I be willing to sing praises to God and will I expect God to do magnificent things through me?” – Laura Story
Laura talks about how David used song to sing praises to God, and she writes songs to give praise to God, so we want to know What is one song that God has used in your life when you have been going through a hard time? It can be any song from any artist. Music can have a powerful impact. How has it impacted you?
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Oh my goodness, God speaks basicly through everething and through most bizarre things when your in need and are listening. God used music many many and many times of my life since music is a big part of me. One time when my faith was shaken and I as a God depended human being started failing not because of God but because of me. I started looking at people and surroundings instead of Christ being the only thing I see and started failing and started falling and before I knew it enemy has damaged me. I felt hoppeless I felt like that’s it I’m stuck for good and God doesn’t think of me as he thought before… Although deep inside I knew that’s not true… So in my depression that kept getting worse I went to this one church and the first song they played was Nothing Is impossible by planetshakers , it was a bit jumpy song not my type… But through all these fears and deppression and longing and hopelessness I started singing along, and the words through you nothing is impossible just went inside me and started restoring me and showing that’s true, my life is in Gods hand so is my heights and low if He wants he can lift me up if I believe and call, so than God did His work and restored me … And made even te bad things turn to good… I wounder how not to praise Him?
I just went through a very difficult time in my life, and the hymn, “Blessed Assurance” really came through for me. It is what our faith is all about, sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. It is assurance that we are His and He is preparing a place for us, that the things of this life serve only to strengthen our faith in Him, that our true lives are waiting for us in Heaven. Now that is Blessed Assurance in the midst of a trial!
There have been many songs God has sent my way to get through hard times or even just to encourage me. In Jr. High it was Michael W. Smith’s “My Place in this World” as I was trying to figure out where I fit in life with all the family issues going on at that time. “Hope Now” by Addison Road is a more recent example of what God sends my way. Music has always been a very important part of my life and God has always found a way to “speak” to me through songs.
I have been in 5 car accidents, none our fault, resulting in pain & disability for life. Matthew West’s song, Strong Enough, was my favorite song and meant even more after finding out that it was based upon a young lady that had a bad car accident & had a lot of pain and problems afterwards and in response to her mother quoting the verse, “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me,” said, “God must have it wrong, because I’m not strong enough.” I think this is the answer we all give when someone tries to cheer us with that verse. The song makes the meaning more clear to me. The last verse is:
Hands of mercy won’t you cover me
Lord right now I’m asking you to be
Strong enough
Strong enough
For the both of us
Well, maybe
Maybe that’s the point
To reach the point of giving up
Cause when I’m finally
Finally at rock bottom
Well, that’s when I start looking up
And reaching out
When things are looking bad, I try to look around & see all that is good in my world no matter how small it is. And I remember how God has always brought me through even if it is at the last minute or just enough to get by. The song I think of most often is, “How Great Thou Art.”
“Obsolete” is my new all-time favorite song by Sara Groves. It is the source of the album title as Sara proclaims about our technology-driven society: “And I don’t know where we are, are we passing through these wires, are we walking through the streets of invisible empires?” The song is based on Psalm 127: “Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain.” Sara recently read: “The Internet makes everything not enough.” When she tenderly sings “are you and I an apparition flickering on the screen…tell me can you really see me?” I well up and the tears start streaming down my face, for the first of many times during this incredible album. The song brings healing everytime.