2 Corinthians 1:4

" Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts  us in all of our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those  who are in any affliction , with the comfort with which we  ourselves  are comforted by God"

  2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Verse 3 tells us that He is the God of all comfort , it seems that comfort is available because of Who He is ! Not only is it available because of who He is, but also because of what He does . This scripture says He comforts us. Well just how is it that God can comfort us, or otherwise worded, how can we get or receive the comfort of God? The whole passage seems to hinge on verse 5 when Paul says, " For as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings , so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too." So can it be said that suffering is an inevitable part of our Christian walk? More than that however is that suffering seems to be the path through which His comfort is made available. Verse 9 tells us why " Indeed we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God  who raises the dead." So sharing in Christ's sufferings is good because it  causes us to flee to Him for comfort, thereby teaching is to rely on Him.