Thorn in the flesh

I have a thorn in my flesh. I did not ask God to remove it because I think He will not do it. Because He did not do it for Paul.

I hate this thorn. It’s very frustrating as you know that its there but yet you can’t remove it.

The thorn of pride, thorn of insecurities and others that I may not even know. They eat into me and hurt me daily. (Ok, maybe daily is quite exaggerated but recently it is frequent enough to qualify for daily.) They remind me of my weaknesses but I often forget about God’s grace which is sufficient for me. I see the thorns and forget the grace and power that is perfected in my weakness.

“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.”

I plead with you Lord that you guard my walk with you. May the faith which you have placed in me become purer with the testing of each trial.