Dealing With A Thorny Situation

DEALING WITH A THORNY SITUATION

2 Corinthians 12:7-10 (KJV)

7 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. 8 For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.

9 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.

10 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.

MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS

THE TEXT BEFORE US REVALS TO US

THAT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GOD AND PAUL WAS SO SPECIAL

THAT GOD ALLOWED PAUL TO WITINESS SOME THINGS

THAT ONLY A FEW HAS BEEN ABLE TO

WITINESS

FOR GOD ALLOWED PAUL TO SEE AND HEAR

SOME THINGS CONNECTED TO THE THIRD HEAVEN

IN PAUL 2ND LETTER TO THE CORINTHIANS 12 CHAPTER VERSE 4

PAUL DESCRIBE THOSE THING AS UNSPEAKABLE

AND IT`S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT

THERES A PRICE TO BE PAID WHEN GOD

MOVES YOU TO A HIGHER LEVEL OF SPIRITUAL MATURITY

BECAUSE IF YOU`RE NOT CAREFUL PRIDE WILL SET IN

AND YOU WILL FIND YOUR SELF WITH A MORE THAN ATTIDUDE

BUT IT`S ALSO IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT

NO MATTER HOW HIGH GOD ALLOWS US TO

GET SPIRITUALLY

OUR BEST IS STILL AS FILITY RAGS

BUT I WANTED US TO HAVE A TALK WITH

PAUL THIS MORNING/EVENING

BECAUSE I BELIEVE THERES SOMETHINGS

WE CAN LEARN FROM PAUL

ABOUT A THORNY SITUATION

WELL THE 1ST THING THAT PAUL REVEALS TO US IN THE TEXT IS

THAT GOD SOMETIMES PERMIT CERTAIN

THINGS TO COME INTO OUR LIVES TO KEEP US HUMBLE

BECAUSE GOD RESIST THE PROUD BUT HE DOES GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE

AND IF WE ARE GOING TO LEARN HOW TO DEAL WITH A THORNY SITUATION

WE HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO BE HUMBLE AND DEAL WITH A DREADFUL SITUATION

YOU SEE MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS

PAUL WAS GIVEN A THORN IN THE FLESH TO

KEEP HIM HUMBLE

NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE

PAUL DOSEN` TELL THE CORITHIANS WHAT HIS THORN WAS

BUT PAUL DESCRIBE HIS PROBLEM AS A

THORN

AND WHATEVER THE THORN WAS FOR PAUL

IT CREATED A DREADFUL PROBLEM FOR PAUL

AND THE REASON IT WAS A DREADFUL PROBLEM

BECAUSE THE PAIN WAS ALWAYS THERE

BUT NOT ONLY DOES THE TEXT REVEAL

THAT THE THORN WAS A DREADFUL PROBLEM

BUT PAUL ALSO REVEALS TO US THE DEVIL PLOT

YOU SEE MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS

PAUL UNDERSTOOD THAT THE THORN REPRESENTED

THE MESSENGER OF SATAN TO BUFFET HIM

AND YOU HAVE TO APPRECIATE PAUL THEOGLY HERE

BECAUSE PAUL REVEALS TO US IN THE TEXT

THAT HE WAS PICK OUT BY GOD TO BE PICK ON BY THE DEVIL TO KEEP HIM HUMBLE

OH ---MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS

JUST LIKE GOD ALLOWED SATAN TO

AFFLICT JOB FOR HIS GLORY

HE ALSO PERMITTED SATAN TO AFFLICT PAUL TO KEEP HIM HUMBLE

THE TEXT REVEALS THAT SATAN WAS PERMITTED TO BUFFET PAUL

THE WORD BUFFET MEANS TO BEAT OR

STRIKE WITH FIST

BUT THE TEXT ALSO REVEALS

THAT DURING SATAN ATTACKS THAT PAUL

TOOK A KNEE BREAK AND SENT GOD SOME KNEE MAIL 3 TIMES

AND ASK THE LORD TO REMOVE THE THRONS

BUT THE LORD ANSWERED PAULS PRAYER

BY LETTING HIM KNOW THAT HIS GRACE WAS SUFFICENT

AND HIS GRACE WAS ALL HE NEEDED

AND I NEED TO ENCOURAGE YOU THIS MORNING/EVENING

BY LETTING YOU KNOW THAT GOD`S GRACE

IS STILL SUFFICENT

AND HIS GRACE IS ALL WE NEED

BECAUSE WHEN WE ARE WEAK GOD

INFUSES US WITH HIS GRACE TO

STRENGHTEN US IN OUR THORNY

SITUATION

YOU SEE IT WAS GRACE THAT PUT THE

WIND IN A FULL NELSON AND MADE A

FREEWAY DOWN THE RED SEA FOR MOSES

IT WAS GRACE THAT TURN THE FIREY

FURNACE INTO A FELLOWSHIP HALL FOR THE 3 HEBREW BOYS

IT WAS GRACE THAT PUT THE LIONS ON A

VEGETERIAN DIET WHILE DANIEL WAS IN THE LIONS DEN

IT WAS GRACE THE THAT KNOCK GOLIATH DOWN WITH 1 SMOOTH STONE

GRACE THAT TURN WATER INTO WINE AT THE WEDDING FEAST OF CANA

GRACE THAT HEALED PETERS MOTHER IN LAW

GRACE THAT TOOK 2 SARDINES AND 5

BISCUITS AND FED 5000 PLUS

AND ALL YOU NEED IN THE MIDIST OF YOUR THORNY SITUATION IS GOD`S GRACE

BUT AS I TAKE MY SEAT CAN I REALLY TELL YOU ABOUT GOD`S GRACE

YOU SEE IT WAS GRACE WHO STEP OUT ON

NOTHING AND TOOK NOTHING AND MADE SOMETHING

TOOK SILOCONE AND OXYGEN AND MADE

DIRT

TOOK DIRT AND MADE DUST TOOK DUST AND MADE MAN