5That experience is worth boasting about, but I’m not going to do it. I will boast only about my weaknesses. 6If I wanted to boast, I would be no fool in doing so, because I would be telling the truth. But I won’t do it, because I don’t want anyone to give me credit beyond what they can see in my life or hear in my message, 7even though I have received such wonderful revelations from God. So to keep me from becoming proud, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from becoming proud. 8Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. 9Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. 10That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Here's a tough question: What sin are you hiding? What is the "thorn in your flesh" that keeps you humble? An even better question would be: Do you allow it to humble you? Or do you gloss over it? Hide it? Try to ignore it? I say try because I know - just as you know - that you really can't ignore it. We are imperfect. We are weak in many ways, and as Paul teaches us - this may actually be a part of gift from God. At least we can take our weakness, OWN IT, and ALLOW it to keep our eyes on the cross and our selves on our knees. That takes an intentional act of will. It takes some tools also like scripture and prayer and supplication and humility. turn to your creator right now, expose your soul to him and allow yourself to be led.
Here's a tough question: What sin are you hiding? What is the "thorn in your flesh" that keeps you humble? An even better question would be: Do you allow it to humble you? Or do you gloss over it? Hide it? Try to ignore it? I say try because I know - just as you know - that you really can't ignore it. We are imperfect. We are weak in many ways, and as Paul teaches us - this may actually be a part of gift from God. At least we can take our weakness, OWN IT, and ALLOW it to keep our eyes on the cross and our selves on our knees. That takes an intentional act of will. It takes some tools also like scripture and prayer and supplication and humility. turn to your creator right now, expose your soul to him and allow yourself to be led.
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