God's Comfort

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. II Corinthians 1:3-4

No matter what trials, troubles, or stresses we are going through - God is there to comfort us. When people let us down - God is there to comfort us. When we feel all alone - God is there to comfort us. 

I know this truth in my head but it is sometimes difficult for me to always feel and experience God's comfort. I realized that this is hard for me because God is not always the first one I go to when I need comfort. I run to people or comforts of this world. Instead, I need to run to God first with my hurts and my troubles. He is faithful, he is the only one that can provide ultimate comfort in difficult situations.  

I sometimes forget the end of theses verses. God is our ultimate comfort but we should not neglect comforting those around us. When we feel true comfort from God,  that comfort should be a natural overflow of our heart impacting those around us.  

So is God the first one I run to when I need comfort? Does comfort overflow out of my heart, helping others? I pray that comfort will become more evident in my life day by day.