"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.' " 2 Corinthians 12:8-9 (NIV)
In order to keep him from becoming conceited and boasting, a thorn in the flesh was given to the Apostle Paul. Three times he prayed and asked God to remove it, but God's reply to him was, "My grace is sufficient for you ..."
Things happen to us for a reason, even if we do not understand them at the time that they are occurring. "All things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to His purpose." (Romans 8:28) The "thorn" in Paul's flesh, whatever it was, even though he did not like it or want it, it was there for his own good. The Lord God made it clear to Paul that He did not have to remove the thorn, He could give Paul the grace to deal with it. We need to develop and appreciation for the fact that God's grace is sufficient enough to get us through whatever comes our way. No matter how strong we think that we are, we really are weak, and we need His strength. We need Him, every minute of every hour, we need Him. Through the storms, and through the rain; through the heartache and through the pain, God's grace is sufficient.
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