The Comfort of God

Jesus speaks to the disciples about sending a comforter in John 14.  I believe this comfort comes in the form of the Holy Spirit.  One of my greatest experiences of my life came during one of the worst times in my life; in September, 2007.  Headaches, dizziness, and other symptoms caused me to go see Dr. Coleman, my general physician.  After having an MRI, Dr. Coleman informed me that I had a tumor in the right temporal lobe of my brain.  I was hospitalized that night to begin preparations for surgical removal of the tumor.  It was a time of distress and uncertainty, as I had never been through anything remotely close to that.  As my family and I sat in the hospital room, all I could do was pray, and pray we did.  The words of Pastor Dwight Willmon resounded in my head: "Jesus said he would send us the comforter, which is the Holy Spirit."  So I prayed for comfort, I prayed for my anxiety to be taken away.  I thought the comfort would come directly from the Holy Spirit inside me, and of course it does many times.  But this time the comfort was sent another way: through my family.  When I say family, I don't only include blood relatives, I'm talking about my friends.  The best friends on earth.  Days 2 and 3 of my hospital stay, oddly enough, were 2 of the best days of my life.  Why?  Because the hospital room was transformed from a place of nervousness to a place of happiness, as friends came from Auburn, Birmingham, and Grant to spend time with me.  Some even spent the night with me.  It felt like a party, and I've never felt so much love before.  These friends had God working through them, whether they knew it or not.  They were my comfort that I had prayed for.  So the conclusion we can take from this is that God is using each and every one of us, even if we don't sometimes realize it.  God is that powerful, He is in EVERYTHING.  The more I realize this, the more joy I have in my life.  There is freedom in Jesus.  There is comfort if we obey His teachings and callings.  No, I do not believe that I will ever be perfect in regards to my obedience, but we can be polished every day if we are open to it.  God is limitless and all powerful, and we are invited to be used by Him whenever we ask.

Thanks for reading, love you all.