"There was given me a thorn in my flesh!" 2 Corinthians 12:7
"Most Christians have some "thorn" which they cannot extract, which is a daily trial, and which wounds deeply and painfully.
If God sends us a thorn—then no one but God can remove it! And if God sends it—it is always sent in love. It is . . . to prevent some evil, or to prepare us for some good.
If it makes us pray, if it drives us to the Lord's throne, if it humbles us in the dust, if it endears the promises, if it makes us long for heaven, if it teaches us deeply our need of Christ—then it is a great blessing!
Better to be wounded by the sharpest thorn—than be allowed in ease, health, and prosperity—to wander from the Lord!" James Smith
Once again how great it is to be in tribulation if it is from God! Hard to believe this is true but it makes it worth it because we grow in our faith and do not become stagnant. Live for Christ regardless of the cost because nothing else matters!
With love,
Jesse
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