—2 Corinthians 1.3–7—
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. 5 For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ. 6 If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer. 7 And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort.
God has not promised us that we will not face difficulty and suffering in our lives; however, he has promised us that he will give us comfort in our suffering. Therefore, if we are suffering, we should not complain or feel sorry for ourselves. Instead, we should pray and ask God to help us through the situation. We should also be sure to look for what God is trying to teach us. Otherwise, it will all have been for nothing.
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. 5 For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ. 6 If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer. 7 And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort.
God has not promised us that we will not face difficulty and suffering in our lives; however, he has promised us that he will give us comfort in our suffering. Therefore, if we are suffering, we should not complain or feel sorry for ourselves. Instead, we should pray and ask God to help us through the situation. We should also be sure to look for what God is trying to teach us. Otherwise, it will all have been for nothing.
In addition to this, we need to share God’s comfort with others. If we see that someone else is going through a hard time, we should offer them encouragement and share with them what we have learned from God through our own sufferings. In addition to the situations where we can share God’s comfort with others directly, there are also ways to share it more indirectly. If others see that we are using God’s comfort to get through a tough time, that observation in itself will be an encouragement to them to do the same.
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