Willie Torres Jr.

The Price of Comfort

Welcome to Part Four of Chapter Two in the Comfort or The Cross series.

We have just journeyed through Lent, walked the solemn path of Good Friday, and now we arrive at Easter Sunday. But this day is not about chocolate or bunnies. It is about Jesus. It is about the Resurrection. It is about the Cross, the same Cross we have been reflecting on, the Cross that many lay down for the fleeting comforts of this world instead of embracing what it truly means to follow Jesus Christ. Today reminds us that following Him calls for courage, surrender, and a heart fixed on eternal truth.

Chapter One, Part Two of the series, and Chapter Four of the book Comfort or the Cross….

To all of you, I pray you have a glorious day. May you enjoy this series, share it with others, and be truly blessed by it. If this is your first time reading the series, you might want to start at the beginning and find the first three chapters of this series …

YOU ARE LOVED

I won’t be creating images for this series because my hope is that the message speaks louder than the visuals.

Comfort or the Cross? Let that question sink in as you read these next chapters. Pain does more than test us. It exposes who we really are. Sorrow, anxiety, worry. These are heavy burdens. Some of us carry more than we can bear.

If someone offered to take away your pain, erase your suffering, and give you peace, would you deny Christ? Say it out loud. Would you choose comfort over the Cross? Or have you already let go of your own cross without even realizing it?

Part 4

After asking the question, Comfort or the Cross, I began to see how pain does not just test us, it reveals us.

Pain, sorrow, anxiety, worry. These are just a few things that conquer the human spirit. Some of us carry burdens so heavy that we feel we cannot bear them. I know this personally, because there are times when I must rely on medication just to get through the day. And I know that no matter how much pain I carry, there are people out there who are enduring even more.

I think of my wife, who cries four to five times a day because of the pain she lives with. I think of my cousin who battles cancer alone, struggling just to get around. I think of my dear friends who also fight cancer every day. I think of those who live with constant anxiety and fear, my wife, my son, and so many others.

I think of my mother, who endures pain that no doctor seems able to relieve. No matter how many hospitals she visits or medications she tries, the peace she needs never comes. How do we handle it all? How do we find comfort?

The answer, of course, is surrender.

We are taught to surrender everything to God, trusting that He will bring it all to completion. That He knows the plan. That our suffering will one day become a testimony of His goodness.

But what about those who do not know God?

What about those who have never built a relationship with Him, never learned to trust, never learned to pray?

How do they find comfort?

In Romans 8:26, it says, “The Spirit helps us in our weakness, even when we do not know what to pray for.”
But that is for the believer.

What about those who do not know the Word? What will they give up to find peace?

Will they wait for God’s timing and trust His plan? Or will they seek immediate relief, even if it comes from the wrong place?

Seeking comfort outside the Cross does not end well.

Look at the story of Judas. He walked with Jesus, witnessed miracles, and heard the Word. Yet when he faced the cost of the Cross, he chose comfort over Christ. He chose money over mercy. He chose betrayal over redemption.

In Chapter One, we asked the question.

If someone offered you a life of comfort, if they promised to remove your suffering, would you deny Christ?

Here we ask again.

If someone offered to take away your pain, remove your suffering, erase your illness, and bring you peace, would you deny Christ?

All you have to do is say it out loud.

“I no longer believe. I am not a follower of Jesus Christ.” Will you do it?

To Be Continued…..

I’ll leave you with this for now. I’ll be back soon with the last part of this series, going deeper and speaking more clearly and boldly into what Comfort of the Cross truly means.

Stay tuned for the next Chapter of: The Price Of Comfort – From the Comfort or The Cross Series….

Willie Torres Jr.

04/05/2026

Happy and Blessed Easter

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