The Power of a Praying Woman by Stormie Omartian
Week 31: Chapter 30 — Lord, Comfort Me in Times of Trouble
Read Chapter 30 of The Power of a Praying Woman. Key Scriptures: 2 Corinthians 1:3-4; Psalm 23.
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The book closes where faith is tested most severely — in seasons of genuine loss, suffering, and grief — and Omartian speaks here not as a theologian but as a fellow sufferer.
Discussion Questions
6 questions1.Omartian ends the book with suffering — not prosperity — as the final chapter. What does that choice communicate about her understanding of the Christian life?
2.She talks about the temptation in suffering to conclude that God is absent, uncaring, or powerless. Which of those conclusions has been most tempting for you in a hard season?
3.2 Corinthians 1:3-4 describes God as the "Father of mercies and God of all comfort" — and says He comforts us so that we can comfort others. How has suffering both received comfort and then passed it on in your story?