Sunday Drive - Comfort

This photo was from 2018, I would wake up in the morning, get some coffee, sit with my Bible and sweet Arwen would come and get comfy in my lap. Good memories.

Comfort

God is the source of ALL comfort. No matter what you are facing, His Presence and His comfort is more than enough. He also wants us to comfort others with the same comfort you are receiving.

2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NLT)
3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. 4 He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.

Unfortunately, we all go through suffering. However, there is growth in adversity. It builds our character and makes us stronger. It also makes us aware of others that struggle and gives us an opportunity to comfort them.

I believe that we all want relief from hardships, but remember there are also blessings hidden in them. Many times we've gone through difficulties, and when we come through on the other side, we can see how God worked. We can see how it made us stronger and closer to Him. In the struggles I've gone through, I have looked back and I know God was working. Even though it was hard and difficult, I'd go through it again, to be where I am today.

Hebrews 12:11 (NLT)
11 No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it’s painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way.

Psalms 73:26 (NLT)
26 My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever.

It's often easier to have empathy for others, when you've gone through adversity yourself. It gives you a heart of compassion and a desire to comfort. I believe we are most effective at comforting others when we've gone through a similar hardship. God places people in our lives at the perfect time. We need to listen and be there for one another, and encourage each other in The Lord.

Isaiah 40:31 (NLT)
31 But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.

Through all the difficulties in life, we grow and find peace, when we trust in The Lord. We realize that we are stronger than we thought, because Christ is our strength. Our foundation of faith becomes rock solid.

Turn to Jesus, find comfort in Him. He will get you through.

Philippians 4:19 (NLT)
19 And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.

Blessings,
Lori