Comforting Others with the Comforting I Received

[S] 2 Corinthians 1:4 --
4  who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

[O] What we experience first hand is more likely to be reproduced in our own lives.  I could read many "How To" books but for me the best way to integrate into my own life is to actually go and watch someone else do it then immediately put into practice a few times until I get it right.  The theory alone just does not seem to work well for me because trying to visualize what is written into applicable actions take a long time (let alone get it right the first time).  The best example is origami (paper folding).  Many times, the instructional diagrams and pictures actually confuse me more where as when I see someone make it (watch it on YouTube) and follow along with a piece of paper I learn it so quickly.  One of the things I try to learn is to comfort others when they are in need, but unless I have experienced (or witnessed) how this is done I may be no different than scratching my head with an origami diagram because I cannot figure out what to do.

[A] My life is full of "afflictions" needing God's comfort by the buckets.  I need to surrender these instead of holding on to myself in an effort to "fix" them because it is when I am comforted by God in more of these situations then I am more equipped to comfort others through the on-the-job training He offers.

[P] Dear Father, I offer all of my challenges in life to You now because You're in the business of bringing comfort to my circumstances and I want to bask in that not just to be relieved but so I may in turn learn how to comfort those within my reach just like how You comforted me.  Thank You for Your wonderful training to mold me.  In Jesus' name.  Amen.

Finder's Question

[S] John 9:35 --
 ³⁵Jesus heard that they had put him out, and finding him, He said, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?"

[O] After Jesus healed the man born blind, he was questioned multiple times by the Jewish leaders who couldn't accept this because they were too focused on the rituals of the Sabbath day when Jesus made the clay to heal this man.  Even when this man was brought to the Pharisees by others they were blind to see the miraculous power so engulfed in their own world of religion so they mistreat this man and when he gets kicked out Jesus finds him and affirms his belief by asking the question in this passage.  Jesus knows where I am physically, mentally, spiritually, and He will come find me to comfort me and to encourage me to carry on with my faith in Him.

[A] Even when this world and friends around me may reject me, I must hold on to the fact that Jesus will not forget me especially during those times and He will come find me to comfort and encourage me.

[P] Dear Jesus, from the beginning when Adam & Eve sinned, You're the one who initiated to find them, and today that has not changed -- You continue to come and search me out whenever I'm in need or whenever I'm walking the path leading away from You.  So great to know this because I will have to lean on this with my faith many more times in the future.  In Your name.  Amen.