wrapped up

Comfort's a pretty hard word to define. On the surface the definition "giving hope and strength" seems to cover the bases... or does it? What if it means something more to us, to Christians? Does God just give us "hope and strength," or is it something deeper, more intimate? These are pretty tough questions, but I believe comfort for Christians is so much more personal and naked. Maybe there's a second element, maybe our comfort comes with peace. Peace... Comfort... hand in hand, working together, as one. God wrapping us in his love. Like water in a pool, but closer, more intimate, covering me, covering us. He shows us Himself, and that He's in control (Is. 14:24-27). Completely... As Christians our peace with God gives us comfort and our comfort from God gives us peace. He is peace (Is. 9:6) and comfort (Jn. 14:16). And He's here. For us.

The Holy Spirit is the pool surrounding us, everywhere. We come to God with our burdens and distractions and we expect a quick fix. We get more... God doesn't magically "fix" it, He fixes US... A part of us that's broken, not something WE think is broken, but something HE knows is broken. Its up to us to humble ourselves and trust God even though we don't want to.