2 Corinthians 12:7-9 "To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me."
This week we received some upsetting news about my health. We learned that I have an affliction that most likely will be with me for the rest of my life. It is going to mean some changes in the basic way that we live life as well as greatly decreasing my independence. My first reaction was to wallow in sadness and bury myself under my pillow. I came home and pulled out my Bible. I cried, I yelled, I prayed, and I begged the Lord to take it away from me. Then I remembered this verse in 2 Corinthians. Paul was a great messenger of Christ, yet he had a "thorn in his flesh". The Bible never says exactly what that thorn was, but it was something that tormented him greatly. Even such a great minister of Christ had to deal with a weakness, trusting that God's grace was sufficient for him.
As I embark on this new journey that God has placed in my life, I know that His grace will be sufficient for me. I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
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