How do you receive comfort?

How Do You Receive Comfort?


When things are the most difficult in your life, when the finances aren't there, when the weight you've gained is,

When the car perpetually breaks down, and the cost to run it makes it worth it, how do you receive comfort?
Do you find that when the spaces in between trials & tribulations cease, does comfort come in a different package or presentation than it used to come?

I wonder about these things as I myself long to comfort those around me that are struggling with seasons of life and trials. I like to think of the closeness of Christ and how important that is both to realize & to draw strength from.


We read in the both the Old & New Testament how the closeness of God to people was offered for comfort. Joshua needed to hear that several times in his book & so we read that verse as being a key verse in the book of Joshua," I (the Lord), will never leave you or forsake you." I'm also reminded as to why John the Baptist was considered the greatest of men born among women, as it was his close proximity to Jesus.


I think, as this weekend continues to unfold as it has, that the best thing any of us can do tonight, tomorrow, on Mother's day, leap year, and Saint Bernard's day, if it in fact exists, is to get close to Jesus. Taking that little bit of time to praise or listening during our prayer time, making his actions our role model for the day or reading His words in such a way to be able to brag upon Him w/ the neighbors is best for all of our lives.


Ray Davies of the Kinks sang it best when he asked," how can I get close?" For you and I today, there's not a better question.