II Corinthians 1:1-11

 “But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation …” (v6). Every believer eventually confronts the question: will I trust God when life is hard? In their worst difficulties, Paul and his friends discovered “the God of all comfort.” In Asia, they “were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life” (v8). They learned “not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead” (v9), and they received an outpouring of abundant comfort in Christ (v5).

The God of all comfort becomes our God when we walk with Him through our troubles.