Life hurts, badly. Many a time we seek comfort for those hurts in things other than God. I have now realized that; that's a sin. To seek comfort in something other than God when we are bruised and battered is wrong, not to mention disappointing.
God created things that give us pleasure, but those things are incapable of giving us contentment. Full satisfaction is impossible without Christ.
Contentment is only achieved knowing this: "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength."
When life doesn't go as planned (or rather for us pessimists; exactly as we expected) we need to turn to the cross.
Bible reading won't "work". It's not a cure. Only Jesus is that cure. You can't do a certain amount of things in a specific order to get yourself to feel better. No, it's realizing that it's okay that you aren't god. Learning to say "not my will but yours." Speak to Jesus, let him speak to you, through his word, yes. But, don't go to the Bible, open it and demand words of comfort. When you come to Jesus you don't deserve anything, not one thing. But Jesus decided to die for you. THAT'S comfort. Rest in that. Know that Jesus loves you, will never forsake you, knows what's best for you, and knows exactly what he's doing in your life... even when you don't.
Bible reading won't "work". It's not a cure. Only Jesus is that cure. You can't do a certain amount of things in a specific order to get yourself to feel better. No, it's realizing that it's okay that you aren't god. Learning to say "not my will but yours." Speak to Jesus, let him speak to you, through his word, yes. But, don't go to the Bible, open it and demand words of comfort. When you come to Jesus you don't deserve anything, not one thing. But Jesus decided to die for you. THAT'S comfort. Rest in that. Know that Jesus loves you, will never forsake you, knows what's best for you, and knows exactly what he's doing in your life... even when you don't.
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