According to legendary Christian singer-songwriter and worship leader Don Moen, the song was born out of extreme tragedy.
"I got a call from my mother-in-law late one night, and she told me that my wife's sister and her husband, Craig and Susan Phelps, had been involved in a tragic car accident while taking their kids on a ski trip," he recounted to The Christian Post.
"All four of their children were thrown out of the vehicle, and the oldest, a 9-year-old boy, was killed instantly. The other three were seriously injured."
"It was life-altering; I didn't know what to say to them," he continued.
"Craig was a Bible teacher at his church, and they were both full of faith. As I sat on the plane, wondering what I should say to them, I began to read in the book of Isaiah, and chapter 43, verse 19 stood out to me: 'I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.' Instantly, the Lord gave me a song to sing to them."
Privately, Moen performed the song for his grieving in-laws, which includes the poignant lyrics, "Oh, God will make a way/Where there seems to be no way/He works in ways we cannot see/He will make a way for me."
"It was a song written in desperation, but it brought a word of hope to them," he said.
"When everything around you seems lost, God is working in ways you cannot see."
Don Moen recently released a book titled God Will Make A Way: Discovering His Hope in Your Story where he shared the inspiration behind his song.
*I love that song.
"I got a call from my mother-in-law late one night, and she told me that my wife's sister and her husband, Craig and Susan Phelps, had been involved in a tragic car accident while taking their kids on a ski trip," he recounted to The Christian Post.
"All four of their children were thrown out of the vehicle, and the oldest, a 9-year-old boy, was killed instantly. The other three were seriously injured."
"It was life-altering; I didn't know what to say to them," he continued.
"Craig was a Bible teacher at his church, and they were both full of faith. As I sat on the plane, wondering what I should say to them, I began to read in the book of Isaiah, and chapter 43, verse 19 stood out to me: 'I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.' Instantly, the Lord gave me a song to sing to them."
Privately, Moen performed the song for his grieving in-laws, which includes the poignant lyrics, "Oh, God will make a way/Where there seems to be no way/He works in ways we cannot see/He will make a way for me."
"It was a song written in desperation, but it brought a word of hope to them," he said.
"When everything around you seems lost, God is working in ways you cannot see."
Don Moen recently released a book titled God Will Make A Way: Discovering His Hope in Your Story where he shared the inspiration behind his song.
*I love that song.
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