“For whatsoever things were written
aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort
of the scriptures might have hope.” –Romans 15:4 KJV
Truth
is everyone goes through one form of affliction in life. However, the effect of
each affliction is determined by the light of Scripture that a person has. The
first way that God comforts the afflicted is through scriptures. What scripture
do you know and believe
concerning your situation?
Look
for God’s word of comfort and speak it to your soul as often as you can. It
releases comfort that gives you hope. For example, when I was bereaved, I saw
that Jesus said Lazarus was sleeping. Using the word sleep instead of death was
comforting. Sleep puts the picture that he will wake up again. The hope of
waking up made grieving easy and brief.
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Let
scriptures paint pictures in your heart that gives you comfort and hope rather
than the language of the world that paints hopelessness in the mind. The
next way God gives comfort is to listen to positive testimony of those who have
successfully passed through such afflictions. You can go online and search for
books on such afflictions. Rather than moaning and imagining the worst, read
and think on scripture and draw the comfort of it. I discovered in reading
books that many people including men of God have gone through similar
afflictions before and come out standing. I was comforted knowing it is not me
alone but as many as God has destined for such affliction. Tomorrow, we’ll
explore why good people suffer more.
PRAY:
Dear Lord, teach me how to squeeze comfort for my soul from scriptures.