God of Comfort

Scripture calls Jesus a "man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief". Through Him we receive real comfort, because He understands. God is full of love and compassion.

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"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,

who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

For as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too." -2 Corinthians 1:3-5 ESV

One of the beautiful things that has come from experiencing hardship in my own life, is the love and compassion that He has developed in me for others who suffer. I feel like I can now genuinely speak true words of comfort from my heart, not just my head. And there are times when I don't have to say anything. Just be there. Or as scripture says, "weep with those who weep".

I am thankful to God for the people that He surrounded me with when I needed that kind of comfort. I am thankful for the way He comforted me in those moments when only He could really minister to my deepest needs. And I am thankful for opportunities to encourage others, with the love of Christ.