As I was reading my devotional this morning the theme was thanking God for our weaknesses as Paul did. For, in our weakness, we find God’s Strength. I can’t begin to tell you how many times I’ve read this and heard this, but the true significance of it has never really made sense.

For months now I’ve been working on understanding the power of God’s Holy Spirit within me and learning to submit fully to Him. This morning as I was reading about Paul’s thorn in the flesh and his thanks to God for it, I was asked by God’s Holy Spirit to do the same. He used words I often use in counseling sessions. He said, “Why don’t you turn the coin over and instead of dreading your thorn in the flesh, thank God for it. It is in our thanks that we find God’s Strength to withstand and even overcome our weakness in our flesh.” I do often use that phrase “try turning the coin over and believing what’s on the other side”. Little did I understand that I needed to do the same–practice what I preach!

God never quits growing us and I never want to stop being a good student for Him. He’s SO AMAZING!