“If you were perfect, you would never experience the pleasure of receiving comfort from God…” (Sarah Young)
I used to ask myself if God were all-powerful, why didn’t God make the entire world free of discomfort, free of pain, free of anguish, free of heartache, free of despair, and free of so many other uncomfortable things that often occur in life. Somewhere along the way though, on my spiritual journey to grow closer to God, I realized that I never would have chosen to grow closer to God in the first place if everything had been perfect and comfortable throughout my life. The simple fact is that I never sought any comfort from God when things were going well for me. But in recent years, with all the struggles I’ve been enduring through my health issues, I’ve absolutely wanted to receive comfort from God and sought that out on a daily basis. It’s been a good long while now that I’ve been doing this and it’s become almost second nature actually. Yet more importantly is the notion that I clearly see now why I wouldn’t want to ever have a perfect life like I once used to desire. Because with a life like that, I’d lose one of the best things that’s going for me right now in life, which is the loving comfort I tend to receive through tears every morning when I call upon God for help…
I pray I seek out comfort from you God whenever life isn’t so perfect for me, instead of looking for that in some other person, place, and thing that will only ever leave me dissatisfied and still seeking that comfort.
Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson