Finding Comfort & Peace in God

Once again I am at awe at how God is using Brayden to teach me and bring me closer to Him. This morning I was reflecting back on last night. BZ is teething and woke up several times and couldn't go back to sleep. However, each time I went up to his room, all I had to do was pick him up and hold him, and he was OK, the crying stopped. Was the pain gone? No, but he was comforted simply by my presence and my touch. All was right because Mom was there.

Somewhere along the way, we lose this ability to be so easily comforted. We realize that Mom and Dad can't always make everything OK, and sometimes the pain and hurt last longer than we want it to. Sometimes we don't know how long it will last. These are the times when our Heavenly Father wants us to cry out to Him. He longs to be our comforter, our protector, to bring us peace amidst life's hurts and storms. Why is it that we try to go through things alone? Why is it that we lose the ability to be fully comforted by His presence and His love?

Next time I am hurting, I want to remember the way Brayden lays his head on my shoulder and settles so easily into my arms when I answer his cries. I want to cry out to God and know that He is listening, and He wants me to let Him calm my hurts and fears the same way a mother does for her child. He is there, through it all, He is there, waiting, hoping that we will turn to Him so that He can bring us comfort and peace.

2 Corinthians 1:3-4
All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us