\u201cWe never get to a point where we can do life apart from complete and total daily dependence on Jesus,\u201d Story admits. \u201cThe irony is the less control we have, the more peace we have and the more, I would even say, success and joy we find. It\u2019s a contrary picture to what the world tells us, but it\u2019s gaining through letting go.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Open Hands<\/em> is the follow-up to 2013\u2019s critically-acclaimed God of Every Story<\/em><\/strong>, and in the years that have passed since her last release, Story has given birth to twins, making their brood a family of five. Now, as a mom to three kids\u2014Josie, Benjamin and Griffin\u2014the posture of \u201copen hands\u201d feels more necessary than ever before as she juggles ministry and motherhood.<\/p>\n Tracks on the Album:<\/strong><\/p>\n A parade of A-list songwriters, including Matt Redman, Matt Maher, Mia Fieldes, Hank Bentley, Sarah Hart and Seth Mosley<\/strong>, among others, pepper the album\u2019s 11 tracks. Through writing sessions both alone and with others, Story began to gradually see this common thread of surrender emerge.<\/p>\n Give You Faith<\/strong><\/em> is a favorite of mine, it talks about how the greatest thing you can give your children, is faith. It is a very sweet ballad of a mother to her child. Laura talks about how she won’t be a perfect parent, she will let them down, disappoint them but, she will earn their trust and give them faith.<\/p>\n Story isn\u2019t afraid to write about grace at work in the middle of unexpected, unexplainable situations. She can only write from experience and how she\u2019s seen God redeem the darkest chapters of her own life. \u201cMy greatest goal is always for my story to encourage listeners to believe that they, too, can live out their faith in the midst of hard circumstances,\u201d she says.<\/strong> \u201cI truly believe that the songs we sing and the songs we write act as the soundtrack for people\u2019s faith. So I want to give people the most substantial tools that give them the clearest picture of who God is and who they are in Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n Another song\u00a0I really like is,\u00a0Grace Abounds<\/strong><\/em>. It talks about times when we feel the world is broken, when it feels like hope cannot be found. Sadly these days, feelings like that creep in far too often. This song addresses that and reminds us that even in the darkest times, Grace Abounds.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen it feels like hope can\u2019t be found, when we don\u2019t even know how we\u2019re going to put one foot in front of the other,\u201d she continues, \u201cScripture teaches us that\u2019s when grace abounds.\u201d<\/p>\n Would you like a chance to win this inspirational album? If so, enter our giveaway below.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mommyramblings.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Laura-Story-Open-Hands-CD.jpg\")
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