Entry for May 4, 2008
Comfort...
Shelly and Ashley (along with the other wonderful ladies who went to the Dominican) will be back Tuesday night. With Shelly being gone, a couple people have wanted to "comfort" me, Justin, Jared and Lindsey. Curt and Linda Knapp had us over for dinner on Saturday night for a great dinner. Linda cooked an amazing dinner that was awesome comfort food. Today after church mom and dad had us over for lunch. They grilled us steak along with baked potatoes and other great stuff. I thought to myself, it doesn't get much better than this.... All I could have asked for to make it better would have been Shelly and Ashley to be there. It is interesting to see what comforts you. We all have different "comfort" ideals. Today, being at mom and dad's with the kids and dog was an ideal comfort day. As I thought about it I thought about the promises God makes to us about His comfort He provides. In the book of Isaiah it says "Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you;" Isaiah 46:4 (NIV) That Scripture is comforting to me because it says, God will handle it! He will sustain us which means He will bear our burdens. Do you have burdens today? If you have been reading my blog lately, you probably have figured out I have.... We need to take comfort in the promise God has made to us to sustain us and carry us! God wants to hold you close during your tough times. These are the times He can hold you and teach you. Do you remember when one of your kids fell when they were really little. They would run to you and want to cry on your shoulder. They depended on your comfort. I tried to use this time to comfort them and encourage them. It was a teaching time. I would tell them it would be ok and that it would get better. I feel God wants to do the same thing. He wants us to come to Him when we are hurting and He wants to carry us and encourage us that it will be ok. Do you need comfort today... Run to God! Let Him hold you and take the burdens. Let Him tell you it will be ok. God is great and worthy of praise!
