The God of Comfort
I am learning how to receive comfort from Jesus. There are times growing up - places I have felt abandoned, that have been too painful to reminisce and reflect on. But the woman who is discipling me spent some time with me asking the Holy Spirit to guide me back to specific times I felt abandoned and to show me where Jesus was in these times. One instance the Holy Spirit led me back to was shortly after my parents divorced and I was left with distant cousins on Easter. I was sitting on the swings alone feeling incredibly insecure and clutching onto my stuffed bunny. The Lord showed me that He was right beside me and He was looking after me and He was actually comforting me with His words. So I received His comfort. Now I cannot think back to that moment without seeing Jesus there and feeling comforted. This sounds simple and matter-of-fact, but this process is actually time-consuming and incredibly emotionally draining. But its the kind that leads to utter peace. Real peace - resting in the everlasting arms of God.
Jesus really does want us to receive His comfort. I always want to build up my own wall of protection, which is flimsy and poorly-constructed instead of just receiving His protection and comfort. His is far better.
June 2nd, 2007 at 12:16 am
This truly helped me. I’ve been having the same problem, and I tried praying for what you asked God to show you. I’m not sure, but I think it may have worked. I’ve often had times where I feel genuinely alone and lonely. I’ve also had trouble turning to God because I don’t think He’s there. He’s not visible. The Spirit is there, but I’m not fully feeling or perceiving the physical during those times. I’ve been told He IS real, that He IS physical, we just need to work harder to notice Him as He’s really hard to see, cause of the sun.
Childish I know, but the Bible does say that we must come to Him “child-like”.