Have You Gotten Too Comfortable..?

Every one goes through something in life that causes them grief, pain, great sorrow, and a wide range of other emotions. There are times when we get this gut feeling that we are achieving nothing, and things will not get any better. At that instant is where we make our first couple of mistakes. We're confessing that we will continue to suffer, we're losing faith, doubting that God can do what we see as impossible, and accepting some ill "fate" we believe to be in our future. There's a song from this musical by the name of Godspell that's titled All For The Best. In the song the character that plays Jesus says:

"Your mood and your robe Are both a deep blue You'd bet that Job Had nothin' on you... Don't forget that when you go to Heaven you'll be blessed.. Yes, it's all for the best..."

He says that you feel like your life is just as bad as the tribulations of Job!! Which means that you've experienced death of loved ones, property, possessions, your own health has suffered and-well..go read about him lol But nonetheless you feel as if life just sucks and you can't benefit not one single thing from these horrendous happenings. Then he comes back to say that when you go to the Kingdom you will receive your blessings, so fight the good fight because what's happening is occurring for a reason. Yes, I know that sounds crazy because God doesn't want us to suffer. True. Contrary to the popular saying "He wont put more on me than I can bare"...at times..YES He will. In the bad times of many people such as David, Paul, and Jehoshaphat they too knew their trials were more than they could alone manage. Paul states "But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead." (2 Corithians 1:9). At that time they turned to God! They could not do it on their own so they stopped attempting to do so and turned to God for help. They became aware, rather quickly, that without Him they could do nothing. But I digress...that's a whole different message. Back to what I was saying..
No, He doesn't want you to suffer, and no He isn't making you go through these things for nothing. Sometimes He puts these hardships in our lives so that we can learn how to go about the situations, and throughout it all feel His comfort. You're praying for guidance, praying for strength to continue enduring, and just praying because that's what we do. All along while He's helping you through He has his hand on you assuring you that He is indeed still there! Just like when you first learn to ride a bike. You're terrified because you have to do it all alone. You've never rode a bike and all of a sudden you have to get from point A to point B. You freak out getting close to shedding tears, thinking you can't do this by yourself because you're just a little kid...and you're right. God's comfort is like your Father or Mother's hand on your back the whole time you're pedaling the distance. You feel safe, you feel as is you CAN get through it, and you feel comforted because you know you're not alone!! 
We're all children of our Father who is very much aware that we have to face the unknown, which is why He stays with us. That feeling of not being alone is how He wants you to feel, so when it is all over you can see others that are going through the same thing, and reach out. Help them feel comforted and safe through their tough time. Paul wrote: "Blessed be the mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble" (2Corinthians 1:3-4).
Now the big question is...Are you using your lesson to help others get through theirs, and along the way feel their tomorrow can and will be better? Remember...God doesn't give us comfort to make us comfortable; He comforts us to make us comforters.


God Bless!!

Allie J.