The God of all comfort... comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble. - 2Corinthians 1:3-4 There are times when we all have to go through sorrow and criticism. You cannot help but be sorrowful when your own brothers and sisters hate you, curse you and abuse you. But thank God, we are comforted by our Lord Jesus Christ. As time went on, God began to speak to all in my family in His own way. I allowed them to curse me and abuse me and I never said a single word against them. Also, in my heart I had no hatred for them. I thank God for the priviledge of suffering reproach for my Lord’s sake. Those very ones who were cursing and abusing me, afterward came to me for comfort. During those days the Lord drew near to me and said, ‘I am with you always.?He became very dear to me in my sorrows. He took me through many sorrows for several years. I say it only for His glory. I spent many hours in tears. I was not wanted by anybody in the family. But the time came when they would call on me in their every need. A few years ago my third brother lost his eldest son, a young man of twenty one years. On receiving the news I went by air to see him. When I saw his condition I did not know what to say to comfort him. He said to me, ‘Tell me, where is your God now? What has happened to Him??I kept quiet. I could not answer him. I just knelt down and prayed, ‘Lord, comfort him; his sorrow is so great. He has lost his eldest son, a very nice young man. If only Thou wilt comfort him, he will change.?That same day he got up, changed his clothes, shaved and went to work in his office. What a comfort that was! So we ourselves have to mourn, in order to be able to comfort others. |
