Go Talk to Your Neighbor!
by Katherine Kehler
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“He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When others are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us” (2 Corinthians 1:4).
“You need to go talk to your neighbor,”
the Lord told Helen.
Her neighbor’s husband had died a few weeks before that.
She answered,
“Lord, I will be happy to cook a meal or bake for her, but please don’t ask me to talk to her.”
But the Lord impressed her to go and she was obedient.
She set some of her delicious home-baked pastries on a plate and, with fear and trembling, walked to her neighbor’s apartment. When the woman answered the door, Helen said to her,
“I know what you are going through, my husband died several years ago.”
The neighbor said,
“Come in.”
As soon as she entered, Helen noticed a Bible on the coffee table and knew she was in the home of a believer. She stayed and comforted her neighbor - one widow comforting a new widow.
God comforts us when we go through struggles - so we can comfort others. Look around you today. Is there someone who needs your comfort?
Father, the journey You take us on is not only for our good, but so we can share with others how You strengthen and comfort us. Help us to be alert and obedient to the opportunities You provide for us to minister. Amen.
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