" Blessings " was released on February 21 , 2011 , as the lead single from her second studio album , '' Blessings '' . In 2006 , a brain tumor hospitalized her husband , putting her in a state of need . This song captures her singing about her faith , and being put through the unexpected episodes of fear and loneliness helped her to view God 's blessings in a unique type of way . In an interview with FreeCCM , Story explains the writing behind the song , " What does it look like when I spend years praying for healing for my husband that never comes ? I feel like we ’ve gotten to a place of having to make a choice - are we going to judge God based on our circumstances that we do n't understand ? Or are we going to chose to judge our circumstances based on what we hold to be true of God ? I ’m learning that every morning when I wake up , to choose to trust God . And that 's what ' blessings ' is about . It 's just considering … maybe the blessing is actually found in the absence of the thing that I ’m praying for . " The song won multiple awards in 2012 , these being : Top Christian Song at the Billboard Music Awards , a Grammy for Best Contemporary Christian Song , Song of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year at the Dove Awards
Billboard Music Awards
2012 Billboard Music Awards
Blessings (Laura Story song)