Praying For Real Comfort
Praying For Real Comfort | August 4th
Perhaps you have found yourself praying like this concerning comfort:
Comfort me, Lord, and pay my bills
Comfort me, Lord, and cure my ills
Comfort me, Lord, and remove my fears
Comfort me, Lord, and dry my tears
Comfort me, Lord, and increase my wealth
Comfort me, Lord, and preserve my health
Comfort me, Lord, and plead my case
Comfort me, Lord, and enlarge my place
Comfort me, Lord, and tell me "Why?"
Comfort me, Lord, and set me on high
Comfort me, Lord, and do what I say
Comfort me, Lord, and do it today
The Spirit listened as I uttered my mind. He said not a word as I pleaded and pined, And then He spoke in the language of conviction, saying, "Comfort isn't comfort in the absence of affliction."
Often we think that true comfort is found in having perfect circumstances. Yet, remember that comfort is not the absence of trouble. Instead, comfort is knowing that God is with you in the midst of it!
Second Corinthians 1:3 says, "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort."
An encouraging and accurate thought concerning God is that He fully understands you and your troubles. There is nothing that happens without His knowledge. He will even use the difficulties of your day to draw you closer to Him. Your ability to move forward amid adversity is tied to having legitimate confidence in God's mercy and comfort. We must also clean up our shallow prayers of convenience and realize that God has a greater plan for our lives than we do.
Balancing this understanding, you can still bring your needs before God in prayer. He stands ready to dispense more mercy and a covering of His unmatched comfort. First, however, you must take inventory of what God may say through your problems. C. S. Lewis once said, "God whispers in our pleasures, but shouts in our pain."
The purpose of God sending comfort is far greater than for your convenience. God comforts you to strengthen your character. Our endurance and trust in God will gradually increase as we contemplate these truths.
We can persevere and grow through life's struggles and storms by God's grace and keeping.
Perhaps you have found yourself praying like this concerning comfort:
Comfort me, Lord, and pay my bills
Comfort me, Lord, and cure my ills
Comfort me, Lord, and remove my fears
Comfort me, Lord, and dry my tears
Comfort me, Lord, and increase my wealth
Comfort me, Lord, and preserve my health
Comfort me, Lord, and plead my case
Comfort me, Lord, and enlarge my place
Comfort me, Lord, and tell me "Why?"
Comfort me, Lord, and set me on high
Comfort me, Lord, and do what I say
Comfort me, Lord, and do it today
The Spirit listened as I uttered my mind. He said not a word as I pleaded and pined, And then He spoke in the language of conviction, saying, "Comfort isn't comfort in the absence of affliction."
Often we think that true comfort is found in having perfect circumstances. Yet, remember that comfort is not the absence of trouble. Instead, comfort is knowing that God is with you in the midst of it!
Second Corinthians 1:3 says, "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort."
An encouraging and accurate thought concerning God is that He fully understands you and your troubles. There is nothing that happens without His knowledge. He will even use the difficulties of your day to draw you closer to Him. Your ability to move forward amid adversity is tied to having legitimate confidence in God's mercy and comfort. We must also clean up our shallow prayers of convenience and realize that God has a greater plan for our lives than we do.
Balancing this understanding, you can still bring your needs before God in prayer. He stands ready to dispense more mercy and a covering of His unmatched comfort. First, however, you must take inventory of what God may say through your problems. C. S. Lewis once said, "God whispers in our pleasures, but shouts in our pain."
The purpose of God sending comfort is far greater than for your convenience. God comforts you to strengthen your character. Our endurance and trust in God will gradually increase as we contemplate these truths.
We can persevere and grow through life's struggles and storms by God's grace and keeping.
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September
Rise Above Your AngerGod Is Fully Aware Of Your AdversityAll The Days Of My LifeBalance Rest And LaborStrive To Always Be SincereBreaking The Habit Of WorryPrayer For Students And SchoolsAn Antidote AnxietyTrust God And Leave The Results To HimDeclareSeek God For Strength Fatigue Makes You Vulnerable To Temptation Put The Work Of Waiting Into MotionTrust In God Leads To Blessing Are You Teachable?BelieveMeditate On Scripture To Manage StressThink Through Your Actions Get Back On God's PathOur Father Who Art In HeavenHallowed Be Thy NameYour Kingdom Come, Your Will Be DoneGive Us This Day Our Daily BreadForgive Us Of Our SinsLead Us Not Into TemptationDeliver Us From The Evil OneFor Yours Is The Kingdom And The Power And The Glory Forever. AmenGetting Out Of Your Mental PitYou Can Have Unshakable FaithKeep Short Accounts With God
October
God Of The Final SayStop Making Excuses And Start Making Adjustments God Acts On Behalf Of Those Who Wait On HimWaiting On God For DirectionGod's Perfect FaithfulnessWaiting Can Wear You OutGod's Refuge Is Your UmbrellaGod's Cover 4 DefenseRemove Negative Labels Live By God's PowerPraying For IsraelDiscouragement Is CurableGarbage In, Garbage Out Seeking God's BlessingMake Sundays Sacred We See A Battle, The Lord Sees Our Victory Refuse To Throw In The Towel God's Timing Is Trustworthy Be Miracle-MindedShake Off Negativity Keep Doing What Is RightMaintain An Active Church MembershipBe An Anyway Type Of PersonDetest Evil, Cling To Good Encouragement is oxygen for the mind.Kindness Will Reward YouCombine Prayer And ActionOvercoming Evil With Good Decisions
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