You pray for deliverance from a trial, and you wait for the Lord to do something, and nothing happens. You prayed that what you were trying to accomplish would bring about some progress.
You try to gain some ground in a relationship, or, you try to get ahead financially, but find yourself, getting more behind. You've been sick, and your condition gets worse, instead of better. You say, "I prayed to the Lord, for help, and nothing happened!" "What good is having faith, when the Lord does nothing to help you?"
The Apostle Paul felt that way, with what he called "a thorn in the flesh." We are not sure what that "thorn in the flesh" was, but it was severe enough, that Paul asked the Lord to take it away three times. But it didn't happen. Instead the Lord said to him: "My grace is sufficient for you, for my strength is made perfect in weakness." (v.9a)
The key to our endurance of various "thorns in the flesh" is our focus on the Lord Jesus Christ, instead of ourselves. If we have given our lives to Him, than we must trust Him, to work in, and through us during severe trials.
If someone can be encouraged by our faith in the Lord, during tough times, than it is worth it.
We may think that nothing is happening for us. But when we look at what may be happening through us, the Lord is definitely doing something, for the Kingdom, and for His glory. GP
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