Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take {my thorn} away from me. –2 Corinthians 12:8
And He didn’t.
It hurts. A lot. But, I think I understand why…
Why He allows…
Death.
Cancer.
Divorce.
Addictions.
Disabilities.
Suffering.
He does it so we can learn His grace. So we can allow His strength to help us. So we can learn to fully trust in Him, depend on Him. Without the thorns, we would exclude Him completely.
God delivers us through the thorns instead of from them. {J. Rothschild}
Our thorns need to be used to show others how God works… to show how great God is.
He is in control. He controls Satan. Satan can never act outside of the limits God has set. Let God handle YOUR thorn… He may remove it, He may not… but either way… trust Him.
And it’s ok to say that your thorn hurts sometimes. It’s ok. He knows. He understands. But, He also knows, you can handle it.
Our thorns are there to remind us that God is NOT an option… He is ALWAYS a necessity… ALWAYS.
Be blessed with your thorn.
Dancing with Cinderella 
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