Deal with it!
Dr. Lester A. Snell III
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7 So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited.
8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me.
9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
10 For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
My Prayers must be Broken
You prayed because you believed when you finished everything with going to be fixed… and it wasn’t
Prayed again… and nothing
This man knows about this...
Paul
Paul
2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows.
Blessed and Burdened
Blessed and Burdened
Thorn - Stuck in him, he can’t pull it out himself
The Thorn was Given to Him
The Thorn was Given to Him
7 So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited.
Be Careful of being Jealous:
They may be blessed.... (v6) but they are also burdened (v7)
Be Cautious of Judging when thorns are exposed
“The Presence of a Thorn does not indicate the Absence of God!”
“The Presence of a Thorn does not indicate the Absence of God!”
God didn’t take the Thorn Away
God didn’t take the Thorn Away
8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me.
9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Deal with it!
Deal with it!
4 Reasons
4 Reasons
You have NO Choice
You have NO Choice
This you have to endure.
The purpose of Prayer is not to get want you want.
The Power of Prayer is NOT for God to will want you want… But for you to Want what God Will(s)
The Power of Prayer is NOT for God to will want you want… But for you to Want what God Will(s)
Prayer will Change things
God will always answer!
Traffic Lights
The Thorn Serves my Purpose
The Thorn Serves my Purpose
9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
"If I didn’t make you weak… you wouldn’t need my strength”
"If I didn’t make you weak… you wouldn’t need my strength”
9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Vs. 6 - Was the Blessing
Vs. 7- Came the Thorn
The Thorn enable and activates the Power of Christ
The Missing Ingredient
The Missing Ingredient
The Shot at the Doctor’s Office
Blessed in spite of it
Blessed in spite of it
He Never Said BUT
“A” Thorn
“A” Thorn
His Grace is Sufficient
His Grace is Sufficient
“Deal with it… Because, by Grace… You’re Dealing with it!”
“Deal with it… Because, by Grace… You’re Dealing with it!”
Deal With It!
Deal With It!