“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. [8] Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. [9] 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. [10] That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”
2 Corinthians 12:7-10
There are many things that have occurred in my life that I have asked God, "Why is this happening?" Never have I lost faith or doubted, more in that I would lose hope. I would grow weary in my waiting. I would be saddened in my valley. I would always go before the Lord and ask that He help me and I know I had to go through what I did for a greater purpose later. God has often some thing better in store for us than would be the immediate answer to our prayer and I knew it then and still know it now. But it is still a gut wrencher to endure. Who can doubt that this was true of Paul? The promised grace of Christ as sufficient to support us is of more value than would be the mere removal of any temporal trial. Who can tell what is best for herself/himself? If every prayer was answered immediately and every affliction would end upon our cry, who can tell how soon we might forget needing a Savior. We might become proud and self-confident. It was the design of God to humble Paul; and this is the same for us today. So my prayer for anyone going through an extremely difficult time wondering if God has forsaken you, remember His strength is made perfect in weakness. Trust Him, keep your eyes on Him and stand on the promises of His Word. He has never once let me down, and He won't let you down either. I will leave you with the most precious words He has spoken to me and they are for you as well..., "Just keep trusting little one." God is Faithful!
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