And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. 2 Corinthians 12:7-10

When we think about the Apostle Paul and all he had experienced and accomplished, He is a Biblical superstar in a sense. He wrote over half the New Testament , he personally met The Lord face to face on the Road to Damascus, He worked with the original Apostles. So with all that said, God has a way of keeping us humble, and that’s exactly what he did to Paul

A few lines back we remember, Paul was teaching us about his vision or experience of going to the “3rd Heaven” or Paradise. This is enough to make any of our egos get puffed up. Think about how many books and movies have been written about people claiming to have gone to Heaven or Hell. So it would be perfectly understandable for this experience to puff up Paul. So Gods solution is known as the “Thorn in the flesh”

God allowed Satan to torment Paul with a “Thorn in the Flesh” Now there has been much speculation about what that thorn was, a disability or illness perhaps, but it was something that disabled Pauls life and made it difficult to live day to day. Maybe we can all relate to this, alot of us have “thorns in the flesh” and while it’s a struggle for our flesh, they can be a blessing for our souls, because they keep us humble and reliant upon God

Paul pleaded with The Lord three times to take away this “ thorn in the flesh” however Christ’s response is “my grace is sufficient enough”. Jesus wants us to lean upon Him for everything, this is a difficult lesson for many of us. As we want to fix our own problems or take control, however Christ is saying Be yoked together with me! (Matthew 11) The grace of God is sufficient enough for all our problems in life! Amen!