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…the God of all comfort
2 Corinthians 1:3?
I believed yet doubted the Apostle Paul’s description of God, …the God of all comfort who comforts us in all our troubles… (2 Cor. 1:4). I believed God was the God of comfort—but experiencing God’s comfort within a conflicted relationship with a narcissist felt impossible.
Memories of God’s comfort in previous life challenges prompted me to persevere in entrusting my heart and hope to the biblical truth that God can provide comfort within hopeless situations. I also redirected my focus from repairing the relationship to repairing my heart. With time, sensing the Lord’s deep compassion and presence provided the comforting moments I desperately sought.
A pattern of God’s grace appeared as He gently directed me into His expanding peace:
*I first chose to believe God loved me and was present in my pain
*I reached out to Him for His comfort
*I spent time reading His Word and in prayer or simply weeping in His presence
*I asked Him to calm my chaotic mind
*I looked for and acknowledged His revealed presence in small moments
*I took small steps in caring for myself
Step-by-step, moment-by-moment, I did receive renewed strength to find my way undergirded by God’s reassuring presence and comfort that I was not alone.
Thank you, Father, for Your gift of presence through your Holy Spirit of comfort. Thank you for soothing my heart and mind for perceiving Your loving presence. Continue to open my eyes to Your love, compassion, and provision as I learn to rest in Your comforting care. In Your Son’s name I pray, amen.
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