How do you comfort somebody?

[Leonardo Von]

How do you comfort somebody? With sweet (but liar) words, or speaking the truth which can deliver from the ordeal or predicament?

If it is the first hypothesis, read the excerpt below e fear the Creator:

•    Ezekiel  13:4-8 -> “Your prophets have been like jackals among ruins, O Israel.  You have not gone up into the breaches, or built up a wall for the house of Israel, that it might stand in battle in the day of the LORD.  They have seen false visions and lying divinations. They say, ‘Declares the LORD,’ when the LORD has not sent them, and yet they expect him to fulfill their word. Have you not seen a false vision and uttered a lying divination, whenever you have said, ‘Declares the LORD,’ although I have not spoken?” Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: “Because you have uttered falsehood and seen lying visions, therefore behold, I am against you, declares the Lord GOD.”.

The order is staying close to the Creator enjoying His fellowship (Psa 37:4) and hearing His voice (Deut 28:1,2):

•    Jer 23:18 -> “For who among them has stood in the council of the LORD to see and to hear his word, or who has paid attention to his word and listened?”.
•    Jer 23:21,22 -> “I did not send the prophets, yet they ran; I did not speak to them, yet they prophesied. But if they had stood in my council, then they would have proclaimed my words to my people, and they would have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their deeds.”.
•    Jer 23:29-32 -> “Is not my word like fire, declares the LORD, and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces? Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, declares the LORD, who steal my words from one another. Behold, I am against the prophets, declares the LORD, who use their tongues and declare, ‘declares the LORD.’ Behold, I am against those who prophesy lying dreams, declares the LORD, and who tell them and lead my people astray by their lies and their recklessness, when I did not send them or charge them. So they do not profit this people at all, declares the LORD.”.

We need to receive the Bread of Life so that people can strengthen their heart:

•    Psa 104:14,15 -> “You cause the grass to grow for the livestock and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth and wine to gladden the heart of man, oil to make his face shine and bread to strengthen man's heart.”.

It isn’t in vain that the king who is savvy loves lips which speaks the truth:

•    Pro 16:13 -> “Righteous lips are the delight of a king, and he loves him who speaks what is right.”.

Furthermore, if we yearn for being visited by the Creator (2Chr 16:9), rule His house, have charge of His courts and get the right of access among His Church (Zech 3:7), we need to walk in His way and keep His Truth.

So, have a good day living the truth, even if, at the first moment, this won’t make elated the person (Heb 12:11); in the end, you will find more favor than he who flatters with his tongue (Prov 28:23).

[Sower]

1 hour ago, Leonardo Von said:

How do you comfort somebody? With sweet (but liar) words, or speaking the truth which can deliver from the ordeal or predicament

"Better is open rebuke than hidden love"      Proverbs 27, 5

[MrBear]

You know sometimes just sitting there not having to say anything, just letting them know that they aren’t alone is better than a lie or sweet words

just your company shows a lot of compassion 

Jobs friends had it right ( at first) , they just came and sat with Job…. For 7 days they just sat to be there for him..it was Job that broke the silence ( probably felt awkward) and that led to a good tongue lashing from our Father ?

Poor Job, it wasn’t the sufferings he was enduring that hurt Job the most

It was the fact he lost communication with God

“

6Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.

7Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.”

A fate worse than death being cut off from God, ofcourse we as the reader know what is going on but Job he thought he had been cut off from God?

If he had stayed quiet, all might have gone differently.. sometimes just letting someone know you are there can be more moving than words

SHALOM❤️

Edited November 22, 2021 by MrBear

[Bawb]

55 minutes ago, Sower said:

"Better is open rebuke than hidden love"      Proverbs 27, 5

Or, as I've often said, "Id rather you hate me for speaking the truth, than love me for telling you a lie."

[Sower]

2 hours ago, Leonardo Von said:

How do you comfort somebody? With sweet (but liar) words, or speaking the truth which can deliver from the ordeal or predicament

How do you comfort somebody?

I would hope I would not assume the worst  because sometimes the only thing needed is my being there for them. If someone has suffered a tragedy, or a loss and is in pain,  they really only need someone to listen to them, and not try to explain it away.

[steve morrow]

COMFORT  

 

2 CORINTHIANS 1:3  blessed be  GOD even  THE  FATHER  of our  LORD  JESUS  CHRIST  THE  FATHER  of mercies and  THE  GOD  ---of all comfort---

--1:4-- who comforteth us in all our tribulation ---that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble--- by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of  GOD

 

PSALM 119:50  ---this is my comfort--- in my affliction for thy word hath quickened me 

--119:76--  let I pray thee thy merciful kindness ---be for my comfort--- according to thy word unto thy servant 

 

ROMANS 15:4  for whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning ---that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope---

 

LOVING  THE  LORD  JESUS  CHRIST 

 

 

[MomBearTo4]

23 hours ago, Sower said:

"Better is open rebuke than hidden love"      Proverbs 27, 5

Proverbs 27:6
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.