“who comforts us in all our troubles so that we may be able to comfort those experiencing any trouble with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”
2 Corinthians 1:4 NET
Ever wonder why you go through so many troubles, why you have so many issues? Ever wonder why God just doesn't snap His fingers and take them away? As a counselor I can easily say most of our troubles are brought on by ourselves. Yep, we are our own cause of problems. But still, why doesn't God just take them away? When we are going through that "valley" when we are dealing with issues in our life, and we listen to God and work with Him in healing those issues, we learn a lot. We learn about ourselves, we learn about God and what He can do. We learn about how to trust Him to help us with our issues. And during that time that you are in the valley, God is not only teaching you, but He is also comforting you, giving you what you need to make it through the valley. So again, why do we have to go through the valley? Simple...to comfort those we see going through that same valley with the same comfort God gave us. We help those so that hopefully they wont have to go through what we went through to get through the valley. I've seen this happen time and time again in my life where God crosses my path with someone who is going through what I had gone through, and I was able to teach them what God taught me.
Take Away: Allow God to work in you and take you through the valley, and then be ready to help someone who is going through the same thing.
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