HOW TO GROW THROUGH YOUR TOUGH TIMES AND NEVER GIVE UP BY Joyce Meyer At one time or another, all of us have experienced a setback or endured a significant loss. Maybe that’s where you are today; perhaps you’ve lost a job, a relationship, or even someone or something you love. If so, I want to encourage you with Matthew 5:4. Jesus says, Blessed and enviably happy… are those who mourn, for they shall be comfort! I used to think this was odd. I wondered, How can we be blessed if we are mourning? Then God helped me understand that our times of pain are actually perfect opportunities to receive and experience His supernatural comfort. In fact, having a problem is one of the best places to begin again. Why? Because God’s comfort goes far beyond any ordinary kind of comfort. He is the only One who can carry you through the pain and help you to become a better, more powerful person than you were before. With God’s help, we can look at our pain as an opportunity. I beli...