DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:

When Paul wrote that he “took pleasure in his infirmities,” he didn’t mean he was bragging about his sickness. Have you ever met anyone who brags about his sickness? You don’t dare ask how he feels, or he’ll give you an organ recital.

It wasn’t that Paul enjoyed poor health. But Paul learned his weakness could become a strength. God had a higher plan.

It is not God’s plan that we escape all trouble. Nor is it God’s plan that we merely “endure.” Rather, God wants to enlist your sickness. Your infirmity can be used to reveal His glory. It can be used for Christ’s sake.

ACTION POINT:

There’s nothing wrong with praying, “Lord, I want to escape this suffering.” Paul did—three times. Our Lord Himself in the Garden of Gethsemane asked the Father, “If it be possible, let this cup pass from Me.” But the Lord had a higher plan. So the first thing we ought to do when we hurt is pray, “Lord, take it away, please.” If He doesn’t, ask Him again and continue to ask Him until He tells you that He has a better or a higher plan.

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