I want you to notice that the comforter is also called the spirit of truth.
Well, what is truth his word?
You see the way god comforts us is when we have the word of god dwelling richly within us
So it's not the spiritual blanket or spiritual shoulder. He gives you for you to cry on though
That's part of the christian life. You just weep unto the lord and you just kind of like, you know, pour out thy heart like water
But the main way the way god comforts us is by the word of god that the holy spirit brings into our remembrance
That's why it's important that you read the bible cover to cover
That's why it's important that you get familiar with the psalms. Why because in times of trials and tribulation
That's what the holy spirit is going to use to bring into remembrance to comfort you in but here's the thing if you don't read the bible
If you're not memorizing the word of god, if you're not allowing the word of christ to dwell on you richly, what is he going to use?
Nothing what are you going to do then you're going to go to your worldly songs to forget about these bowls of life
You're going to go to that old girlfriend or or your friends of the world or to some
Drug or vice that you used to do back in the day to comfort you in a time of trial. That's not what god wants
God wants you to dwell upon his word. God wants you to remember his promises
It's his promises that allow us to basically say hey, you know
It's okay. God's going to help me through this
He's going to give me the grace that I need
I remember the scriptures that talk about these specific promises and it helps you get through the trials
You don't have to turn there but psalms 119 71 says it is good for me that i've been afflicted
That I might learn thy statutes
Verse 76 says let I pray thee thy merciful kindness be for me be for my comfort
According to thy word unto thy servant look
I'm, not against giving someone an encouraging word when they're going through a trial. That's good. That's okay
But you know more so than that, you know what they need they need the bible
They need the word of god. They need the book of psalm
They need to just sit down and read the bible and allow god to just minister to that person through his word. Okay?