This is one the many songs I love to sing. I'd forgotten about this song but somehow tonight it kept playing in my head. First heard it when I was in high school and have loved it since. I think the lyrics are very meaningful and I truly believe that if you lift up all your trials and hopes and fears to the Lord, He will ease our burden. For everything that happens in this life, happens for a reason, and I thank Him for being there with me each and every moment.

Thank You Lord for the trials that come my way
in that way I can grow each day
as I let You lead
and I thank you Lord
for the patience those trials bring
in the process of growing
I can learn to care

But it goes against the way I am
to put my human nature down
and let the spirit take control of all I do
cause when those trials come
my human nature shouts the things to do
and God's soft prompting can be easily ignored

I thank you Lord
with each trial I feel inside
that you're there to help lead and guide
me away from wrong
cause you promised Lord that with ev'ry testing
that your way of escaping
is easier to bear

I thank you Lord
for the vict'ry that growing brings
in surrender of ev'rything
life is so worthwhile
and I thank you Lord that when ev'rything's put in place
out in front I can see your face and it's there you belong