“To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan, to torment me. 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. 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."
*Our weakness not only helps develop Christian character; it also deepens our worship, because in admitting our weakness, we affirm God’s strength. After opening my husbands facebook page today (to find an email address) I immediately see a sonogram picture of an 8-10 week old baby.. at first I let Satan use that, but am choosing Christ’s strength instead. Hope that someone else will receive encouragement from 2 Corinthians, just as I did! My character is being molded for His greatness.
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