“God is our merciful
Father and the source of all comfort. 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.” 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 NLT
Have you
ever wondered why you have to endure the trials you go thru? Why doesn’t the Lord just take the problem
away? Trials are for our spiritual
growth. They are part of the maturation
process that must take place if you are going to be an effective ambassador for
Christ. How can you possibly relate to
another persons problems if you live a problem free life yourself. You can’t, that’s the point. Some folks are good at empathizing. That is different than sympathizing in that
while you haven’t gone thru the same situation you are able to project yourself
into the situation and imagine what the person may be going thru.
It is the
self-absorbed individual who can neither sympathize, nor empathize. That’s because it’s all about them. No matter what problem someone has they
always have a bigger problem, as if they were playing a game of ‘can you top this’.
The Lord
had suffered all things man has ever suffered when He took on the sin burden of
all mankind; therefore He is imminently qualified to comfort us when we find
ourselves at the end of our rope. The
Lord knows exactly how much we can handle and allows us to continue on in the
trial until everything He wishes us to learn has been completed. There are many times that only after the
trial is over are we able to see what the Lord was teaching us. Patience is one lesson that should go without
saying. I wrote a book on waiting
patiently for the will of God to manifold itself before you.1 So
hang on and listen to the Spirit as He attempts to teach you thru God’s word or
the preached word or a brother’s encouragement, etc. Learn your lessons well. It will make you strong in the Lord and
enable you to comfort others as you have been comforted. Until next time, walk
with the King and be a blessing!
1 There’s No McDonald’s in Heaven: Waiting on
God; Westbow Press; 2012.
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