God is always at work in the lives of his people. Difficulty isn't a sign that God has abandoned us. It just points to the reality that there is more going on than we can understand. This song helps us to see the big picture. It moves us beyond our momentary grief to see how God might use that situation for his greater glory.
This is an awesome song. It can be found on Christa Wells' album, "Frame the Clouds." It is one of several excellent songs from that album (you can download a sample for free from Noisetrade, see the link below). I think the top three songs on Frame the Clouds are "Weightless," "My Best Remedy (Amazing)," and "A Thousand Things." I encourage you to check it out. Here is a video of "A Thousand Things":
Here are the words:
A Thousand Things
You're gonna cry yourself to sleep
You're gonna soak the pillow
For many weeks
Why?
Why me?
But in spite of the ache
that doesn't go away
You'll be sharing your story
One rainy day
And at the next table somebody catches your words
He hears a truth that he's never heard
He takes it back to the marriage he'd given up on
Hands it down to his daughter
Who writes it into song
You didn't know
Chorus
A thousand things are happening in this one thing
Like a thousand fields nourished by a single drop of rain
So honey, wrap yourself in promise
While you wait the morning light
A thousand things are happening tonight
You're going to cry yourself to sleep
'Cause for the moment all that you can see
Is what you've lost, lost
Why Me?
But in the midst of the most exquisite pain
You're drawn into a peace you cannot explain
And the praises you sing of a sovereign God
Reach the girl whose last hope is gone
She never thought there was purpose in anything here
Now the see has been planted and it's taking root there
You didn't know.
Chorus
A thousand things are happening tonight
You're gonna cry yourself to sleep
A thousand miracles you'll have to wait and see
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