Laura Story is a contemporary Christian music signer-songwriter from Spartanburg, South Carolina. She began her musical career while she was attending the Columbia International University. She played bass with the band, Silers Bald. She then left the band and began her first album, Indescribable. Since then, she has released four more albums, There Is Nothing, Great God Who Saves, Blessings, and God of Every Story. Some of the songs she released include "Mighty To Save", "Blessings", and "Grace". Story has been nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year in 2009, 2010, 2011, and won the title in 2012. She was also nominated for Artist of the Year in 2012. Her single, "Indescribable" was nominated for Song of the Year and Worship Song of the Year in 2006. In 2009, her single, "Bless the Lord" was nominated for Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year, and Great God Who Saves was nominated for Praise & Worship Album of the Year and won Inspirational Album of the Year.
In 2012, the album, Blessings, won Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year, and the title song, "Blessings", won Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year and Song of the Year. In 2006, she lost her husband to a brain tumor, and she wrote "Blessings" to reflect on that tragic event in her life. During times of trial, God remains faithful to us, even when unexpected things happen. In the chorus of the song, it says:
'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.
It is so easy to look at bad things and think that nothing good will ever come out of it, but everything that happens is a part of God's plan and it is important for us to know that something good will come out of it. In the chorus, Story uses words like raindrops, tears, a thousand sleepless night, and trials of this life to describe all the bad things that happen in our life. But, she says, through all these bad things, God brings blessings, healing, closeness to Him, and mercy.
Erica! I loved that you were able to take Laura Story's story and use it as inspiration for your own life! God has a plan for all of us, and although it's hard in the hard times to trust him. I loved how you shared how Laura Story's music has impacted you!
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