Finding Peace in Chaos: A Symphony of Comfort

What do you do to calm yourself in anxious seasons? I say seasons because I don’t mean short-term anxiety. I mean anxiety that runs for days and sometimes months. Where or who do you seek comfort from? I hope you don’t take on bad habits👀. 

Well, this is about me so I will be talking about where I seek comfort when I’m in my anxious season😗.

As a Christian, I know the broad theory is to seek comfort from God -remember not to bother people too much with your problem because I heard a saying not so recently that “If you tell me all your problems then what will you tell God”. I was shocked at first when I heard that because ahan people can be so unprovoked but there’s some truth to it because truly if you discuss all your life problems with a mortal man what will you tell the immortal God?

Yes, we seek comfort from God but there are means to seek his comfort, practical means and I will be sharing two of what works for me.

Firstly, I find comfort in the scriptures, the Bible. I could just be reading the Bible or a scripture randomly drops in my mind, and it resonates with my spirit so I run with it. You know that moment when you read a scripture and just know that it’s for you? That’s exactly what happens. 

Well, I’m not going to just say this, I will give you a practical example of how holding on to a scripture brought me comfort.

I finished my JUPEB programme in September 2021 and the result was to come out four to six weeks after the exams so it could meet up with the next admission. Unfortunately, October came and went, no result. November said hello and still no result!

Resumption was slated for early January, so we were anxiously expecting the result. December came by fast and it was at this moment I got a scripture. Mark 9:23 “If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth”. I held on to this scripture so dearly because come January school resumed and there was no result talk less of an admission.

The JUPEB result was to grant me a direct entry into 200-level, although I had a 100-level admission already. Then came the mock comfort, “At least you have an admission already that’s enough”😒 Fam! I did not just spend a year of my life, reading my ass off just to throw it all away😤.

January was running to an end and I kid you not there was still no hope of the result coming out but I still held on to the assuring words from the scriptures I received. I had to believe that everything was going to work out, it wasn’t easy but I kept running with it. 

Then came the deepest deep for me, we (minus the "I" in the "we"), decided to pay for my 100-level admission so I could proceed with registration and whatnot. I think the last time I ever felt that low was when I saw my Jamb result (story for another day😂💔).

Anyway, we paid for my 100-level admission and surprise surprise that same week, if I remember correctly the following day, guess what decided to come out? Yes, you guessed right the result😭😭 To be clear this was three weeks after the resumption.

I would love to give another practical example but this is already so lengthy and you probably read it up to this extent cause you like story🌚😂.

The Second thing I find comfort in is music. This has been my comfort for quite a while now. In secondary school, I had a playlist that could uplift my mood at any time and this was not even a gospel playlist. It had songs like “Fight Song ”and “Grace” by Rachel Platten, “Dream it Possible”, “Shooting Star”, “This is Me” from The Greatest Showman, “Titanium”, “Elastic Heart” and Oh! My all-time favourite “Unstoppable”, this song has been my ringtone since 2019\2020. I'm obsessed😭.

While all these are motivational and satisfying, you won’t find God’s comfort from them and remember we are talking about seeking God’s comfort. Yes, it was comforting but it didn’t bring the peace that transcends all understanding. In essence, you can’t get God’s comfort from songs that are not birthed from the secret place🧘🏽‍♀️.

Now, when I’m in my anxious season I seek for sounds that speak to my soul and I find comfort in it. The first time I clearly experienced this was my first semester exam 200 level. I was so overwhelmed, I mean massively overwhelmed then I caught hold of this song, “Yeshua” by Jesus Image. Hearing the name of Jesus being sung in my ear constantly assured me of him. I remember being plugged in and listening to the song over and over again while reading and even while sleeping and the experience was so comforting. 

During my second semester, the song that gave me comfort was “He Fights For Me” by TY Bello. I had listened to the song before but the day it struck me was the day I had two tests in one day and then the song just gave me immersive comfort, I remember humming it in the exam hall😅.

In a quite big nutshell, scriptures and songs are the means by which I seek comfort when I’m anxious. They have helped a lot, it feels like God’s special way of bringing me comfort. So when I’m anxious I know where to look for comfort.

Music might not be your thing but you can always find comfort in the scriptures🤍.

I would really love to know where you seek comfort when you’re anxious, please feel free to share.

I hope this has been insightful and if you've been following my posts then you are my motivation🥺❤️.

Yes, see you at the next read🤗.