Compassion in Suffering

Season of Compassion
Todd Blansit
November 27, 2022

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When we suffer, we can take comfort and hope in knowing that God cares, that He has compassion on us, and that in love, He heals.

2 Cor 1.3-5
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. 

Affliction is what we today would probably call pressure, or stress.

Comfort is more than just a little cheer or friendly word of encouragement. Paul does not mean that. The word basically means to strengthen. What Paul experienced was the strengthening of God to give him a peaceful, restful spirit to meet the pressure and the stress with which he lived.

God’s comfort, God’s strengthening, is available for whatever puts you under stress.

Romans 15.13
13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Love Is Not a Feeling

You can be 100 percent honest with God about how you feel, and how you need His help to heal a broken heart. It is so easy to neglect prayer when our emotions are so high.

1 Thess 5.16-18
16 Rejoice always, 17 pray continually, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

Worship: Whether you worship alone or in a faith community, praising God for the things He has given you is a big help when it comes to shifting your perspective.Gratitude is one of the surest ways to rediscover hope when hurting.

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