Faith is the Substance

In hebrews it says that faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen.   It is by faith we look forward to a time where there is no more pain and sorrow.  Yet while on this side of eternity we will experience heart deep pain.  I can’t imagine what it is like for those who do not believe in God. How do they find comfort, where do they find peace?  Maybe God is wanting to use you for His purpose of comforting someone in time of their sorrow, to be the person who wipes away the tears from they eyes, to be a comfort for them.  Be willing to be used by God, listen to His quiet small voice and be willing to act on what God is telling you to do.

Matthew 5:4

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted

Revelation 21:3

He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away

7:17

For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd,

and he will guide them to springs of living water,

and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes

Focused on God

Keeping our eyes focused on God and His promises may not immediately remove the current pain or struggle we are going through, but it does give us hope.  Hope founded in faith.  Trusting Him, clinging to Him, and relying on Him.  

Isaiah  65:17

“For behold, I create new heavens

and a new earth,

and the former things shall not be remembered

or come into mind

2 Peter 3:13

Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness, waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn! But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace