Reflecting on a Verse that Provides Comfort by Sarah Santangelo (In Reference to The Hiding Place, which we are currently reading)

"He will wipe every tear from their eyes.  There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." Revelation 21:4

My bible verse that I turn to is Revelation 21:4.  It helps me through difficult times because it's showing me that God will be there to wipe every tear from my eyes.  In heaven there is no more death or crying or pain, it made me realize this when I was yelling at God for taking away someone I loved very much.  He died at age 29 from cystic fibrosis.  When I read this verse it showed me that all of the pain he was going through is now gone, he's not crying or dying anymore.  He is now where I hope to be someday.  So I no longer blame God, I thank Him for being my one and only Savior.

Reflecting on a Verse that Provides Comfort by Lindsey Beich (In Reference to The Hiding Place, which we are currently reading)

"For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."  Jeremiah 29:11

This verse constantly gives me peace when my plans change.  Once I get out of high school I have my whole college and life career planned out, but if God wants to call me somewhere else then that is His plan and it may not be easy, but it is His plan for me.  My brother thought that when he got out of high school he was going into engineering, but God is calling him into ministry and the missionary field.  This verse gives both of us so much peace.

Reflecting on a Verse that Provides Comfort by Blake Tamez (In Reference to The Hiding Place, which we are currently reading)

"This is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light, in Him there is no darkness at all." 1 John 1:5

This speaks to me because it tells how God is good and will always be perfect.  Whenever things go bad, people blame God for it.  To me, knowing that God is without any kind of evil and I can go to Him and He can clean me from my impurities is comfort.

Reflecting on a Verse that Provides Comfort by Jacob Smith (In Reference to The Hiding Place, which we are currently reading)

"Be alert and of sober mind.  Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.  Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.  And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm, and steadfast." 1 Peter 5:8-10 (NIV)

This gives me comfort because it assures me that I am not alone.  Not only is God always with me, believers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings.  So not only does this verse give me comfort, it is also my favorite verse I know.