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“But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us.” 2Co 7:6 NIV

You say, “Surely Paul was too spiritually mature to feel downcast?” Apparently not! The chief apostle and leader of the church experienced discouragement, stress, restlessness, and even fears. “When we arrived in Macedonia province, we couldn’t settle down. The fights in the church and the fears in our hearts kept us on pins and needles. We couldn’t relax because we didn’t know how it would turn out” (vv. 5-6 TM). So, where do we turn for strength in our times of trouble? Consider some ways God sends us comfort and encouragement: (1) He comforts us by His presence. “Now may…God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal comfort and a wonderful hope, comfort you and strengthen you in every good thing” (2Th 2:16-17 NLT). It’s God’s nature to be with us, to give us comfort when we’re mourning (See Mt 5:4); brokenhearted (See Ps 147:3); overwhelmed (See Ps 145:14); worried (See Is 41:10); sick (See Ps 41:3). But we must acknowledge His presence and accept His comfort! (2) He comforts us by His Word. “Remember what you said to me, your servant—I hang on to these words for dear life! These words hold me up in bad times; yes, your promises rejuvenate me” (Ps 119:49-50 TM). (3) He comforts us through our prayers. “The moment I called out, you stepped in; you made my life large with strength” (Ps 138:3 TM). (4) He comforts us through godly friends. Paul writes: “God…comforted us by the coming of Titus.” Today, look for those who bring comfort, and practice comforting others.

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Great post. :~)

Thank You Feet. How is life going on? Hope and pray all is going well with you. God bless you as you obey the Lord! Amen!

Life is crazy...not sure how to describe it.

 

How about you? God bless you,too.

life maybe crazy as it seems.. but God is still God and he wants us to be still and know that He is God. He is a God who is in control of everything as we commit to him everything. Let God have his own way in your life and you will be surprised for God's ways are not our ways and His thoughts are higher than our thoughts. God is always good and is so faithful though we fail Him thousand times but He will never fail us. 

Be strong my friend and hold on to God.. Give everything to God. And HE will take it from there.. AMEN! God loves you brother. :)

Amen :-)

God loves you,too.

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