God of All Comfort

2 Corinthians 1:3–4
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

Where do you look for comfort?

Whether or not you have diagnosable anxiety, we all struggle in life. It is part of the curriculum. Where do you go in the struggle? Where do you turn? What do you trust to help, save, fix?

Paul is clear with his friends in Corinth—God is the God of all comfort!

That means:
God can comfort your fears.
God can comfort your sadness.
God can comfort you in loss.
God can comfort you in confusion.
God can comfort you in any and every situation you experience.

Why?

Because the Triune God we pray to knows what it is like to suffer in this body. Jesus experienced every pain, temptation, and trial we can face. While it may differ in detail, the urge, rejection, and disappointment are the same. We are comforted by God because He knows what we are going through and can help us.

My biggest problem is not believing that God can comfort—it is looking to Him to comfort in those dark times. I often first choose to work hard, attempt to fix, or talk it out with someone. Prayer is near the bottom of my solution list, not at the top.

Will you join me today in asking God to rewire our minds to look to Him when we need comfort? Rather than looking to a pill, a bottle, a friend, a phone, or another distraction, God, help us look to You for the comfort and peace that surpasses understanding.

What is one thing you can replace (phone, food, drink, show) with prayer in those moments when you need comfort?