When Careless Comfort Hurts More Than It Helps Understanding the Weight of Careless Words A thought crossed my mind this week as I scrolled through Facebook. I read responses to posts from hurting Christians. Some were facing serious health crises. Others were grieving the loss of a loved one. Most replies were kind and sympathetic. […]
Comfort
A Christmas Prayer for those Who Struggle During Christmas
He heals the broken-hearted. Psalm 147:3 Everlasting Father, I ask You to go to those whose hearts ache on Your Son’s birthday. They are hurting and lonely. Father, let them know it’s okay to give You the pain, loneliness, and frustration that rests in their hearts. Enable them through Your grace to know You are […]
God of All Comfort
One morning, I was Zooming with a group of friends about the rare gift of a friend who knows how to just ‘be’ with you as you process through grief. That friend who sits with you without offering platitudes. That friend who quietly listens and gives hugs when needed, and stays with you in your […]
Job’s Friends – Silencing the Suffering
When someone close to us is suffering, we suffer as well. As their suffering increases, so does our own. Hence, the temptation grows within us to try to fix them. We often give the three friends of Job a bad rap. Note the word ‘friends’ in the following passage. They knew his family well. They […]
Stop Stoning the Afflicted
I am often gobsmacked as I read some responses to Social Media statuses posted by people who are facing a life-altering crisis or who are afflicted by a chronic disability. While the majority of comments are appropriately encouraging and empathetic, there are always those comments that wound, offering clichéd advice. “Get past this as fast […]
It’s not Just in the Sweet By-and-By
God’s strengthening comfort is available to us today and not just in the sweet by-and-by when He dries all our tears. His comfort strengthens and bolsters us and keeps us grounded, right now, right when we need it! Video Transcript Hi and welcome back to Daily Bible Promises with a Twist. And as always, we […]