My Top Strategy for Finding Comfort

I had suffered the biggest blow. I was always super close to my grandparents, who I called, “Honey and Poppy.” Their health had been declining, but I was blindsided when Poppy passed in the hospital and even more stunned when Honey passed in her bed at home, exactly three months later.  Finding comfort wasn’t even on my radar.

If you’ve lost someone, a family member, friend, or pet, you know the heartache I was feeling. I could no longer call them up and chat, or visit their well-kept ranch-style home on the golf course. I was broken. Absolutely broken. 

Despite how sure I was that I’d be forever weeping at their loss, I sit here today at peace. It’s truly a peace I cannot understand. It’s been 7 months since Poppy passed, and 4 since Honey, yet I type this with a sense of peace that I cannot describe.

During my months of healing, I found so much comfort in certain words- words I’m going to share with you so you have them in your time of sadness or struggle, in times where you need comfort and uplifting. And so you can share them with others who need them too.

Now hang in there with me, because what I’m going to say next might be different than what you were expecting. Maybe you’ll feel surprised as you read because you’ll see that these words I speak of that comforted me beyond belief came from the Bible. You may be shocked to hear that the Bible isn’t a huge, boring rule book, but that it’s encouraging and comforting. My hope is that the words I share from the Bible here will encourage you to open yours and discover the ultimate comfort that its uplifting words bring.

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Special Note

If you are:
totally opposed to the Bible…
Unsure about the Bible…
Occasionally read the Bible…
Love it and read it all the time…
A Christian…
An atheist…
Or somewhere in between…
THIS POST IS FOR YOU, you are welcome here, and you’re in the right place.

The Bible is Relevant and Comforting

I’ll be the first one to admit that I don’t always understand what I read the first time and that parts of the Bible seem dense and hard to get through. BUT that doesn’t mean it’s not worth your time. (Click here for a back to basics guide if you’re brand new to Christianity.)

I’ve heard people say the Bible is so old, it can’t possibly be relevant, and it’s outdated. Old doesn’t equal irrelevant (you’re welcome to my older readers) and outdated is subjective. Of course they didn’t have iPhones in Bible times, but there’s nothing new under the sun, and all the struggle and turmoil in the world today is parallel to what’s in the Bible.

I also want to note that the Bible may come off as a rule book to some because the Old Testament is more rule and law-heavy. But good news friend! It’s not the Old Testament anymore, woohoo! When Jesus came, as you can see in the New Testament, everything changed.

So if you’re a new Bible reader, start with the New Testament. Even though the entire Bible has an overarching storyline, the New Testament offers easier reading, and a super clear “scarlet cord” running through it (gospel story).

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All of that said to express that there is sooo much comfort in the Word of God, despite people brushing it off for whatever reason they choose. There are hidden gems everywhere, verses that will inspire and comfort you, accounts of struggles turned around, and uplifting words for even your darkest days.

Buuuut, you’ll never uncover all those gems if you don’t dust off that ol’ book and crack ‘er open!

Oh, and don’t let this big book intimidate you! It’s really not scary at all. And to get you started, I’m listing out some of my favorite, go-to verses for finding comfort!

Let’s get to it!

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My FAVE Verses for Finding Comfort

“‘For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,’ says the Lord, who has compassion on you.”
Isaiah 54:10

“When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.”
Psalm 34:17

“Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all.”
2 Thessalonians 3:16

“Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”
1 Peter 5:7

“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”
Matthew 6:34

“Nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 8:39

“For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.”
Psalm 84:11

“For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.”
2 Timothy 1:7

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:”
Ecclesiastes 3:1

“They cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.”
Psalm 107:28

“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
Matthew 11:28-30

Some More Gems for Finding Comfort

“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.”
2 Corinthians 8:9

“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”
Matthew 6:33

“And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.”
Colossians 1:17

“This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth.” 1 Timothy 3:3-4

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.”
Romans 15:13

“…Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love; and he relents over disaster.”
Joel 2:13

“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”
Jeremiah 29:11

“Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.”
Proverbs 16:3

“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.”
Romans 2:23-24

“As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sign of God, chosen and precious,”
1 Peter 2:4

“I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.”
Isaiah 43:25

Here’s What Happens Next

1. Pick one of these verses that stands out the most to you, the one that makes you feel something, the one that jumps out to you!  (Yay, now you have a fave verse for finding comfort!  Mine is Isaiah 54:10.)
2. Do something with those special words!  Here are some suggestions: write them on a sticky note and stick the note to your mirror or desk, repeat the verse in your head like a mantra, commit the words you picked to memory so you always have them on hand to assist you in finding comfort, or dare I suggest sharing the verse with someone who needs to hear it (in a loving way of course).
3.  Allow yourself to feel the comfort the verse provides.  Rest in that comfort.

Finding comfort doesn’t have to be tricky or elusive. Give it a shot, crack open that bible, or get the app on your phone, and go in with an open mind that the Bible is not just some boring rule book but that it’s a love letter written to encourage and guide us. I know finding comfort won’t be hard for you now!

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