“Comfort Received, Comfort Given: Passing On God's Steadfast Presence”

“…who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.”                                                                                                                      2 Corinthians 1:4  

God never wastes pain.

When His comfort meets our suffering, something holy happens. God doesn’t simply ease our pain—He transforms us through it. The wounds and weaknesses we fear will sideline us often become the very ground from which compassion grows. Our broken places become bridges to others walking through darkness.

Paul wrote these words from the crucible of real suffering—beaten, imprisoned, rejected, acquainted with deep loss. Yet through every trial, he received comfort from God, and he knew it was never meant to end with him. What God poured into Paul’s life was always meant to overflow into the lives of others.

That’s the rhythm of God’s Kingdom. What steadied you in your darkest hour becomes the hand you offer to someone else who’s struggling to stand. The peace that carried you through the night becomes the light you carry into another person’s storm. In God’s economy, nothing is wasted—every comfort received becomes a gift to give.

If you feel cut off today—isolated, weary, bruised—remember: God’s comfort is not distant or abstract. It is personal, present, and powerful enough to reach you right where you are. And it is never meant to be hoarded. The comfort He gives you is meant to flow through you—to become hope for someone else as well.

You are not just surviving your season. You are being prepared to strengthen someone else in theirs.

Let’s do good work today. Sit with someone who’s hurting. Listen longer than usual, and be present even when words fail. Speak hope where silence has grown heavy. The comfort you’ve received isn’t just for you—it’s a sacred trust, placed in your hands to share with those walking through their own valleys.

Walk in faith, rest in grace, and trust the One who walks beside you.
In His love and grace,

ray mileur

“Helping believers walk closer to Jesus, one day at a time.”
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