Curve In The Road
When life throws an unexpected curve in the road, there is hope.
Comfort
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Comfort
“For when we came into Macedonia, this body of ours had no rest, but we were harassed at every turn - conflicts on the outside, fears within. But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us.”
2 Corinthians 7: 5, 6 (NIV)
“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34: 18 (NIV)
“The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped.” Psalm 28: 7 (NIV)
“When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought joy to my soul.” Psalm 94:19 (NIV)
“The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17 (NIV)
“I, even I, am He who comforts you.” Isaiah 51:12 (NKJV)
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows. If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer. And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort.”
2 Corinthians 1:3-7 (NIV)
“God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things
have passed away.”
Revelation 21:4 (NKJV)
“Keep you lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
Hebrews 13: 5 (NIV)
“As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you.”
Isaiah 66:13 (NKJV)
"I will guide him and restore comfort to him."
Isaiah 57:18
"For men are not cast off by the Lord forever. Though he brings grief, he will show compassion, so great is his unfailing love. For he does not willingly bring affliction or grief to the children of men.
Lamentations 3: 31-33 (NIV)