YOUR THORN
Today's reading: Isaiah 37-38, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10, Proverbs 1:27-33

"...But to keep me from getting puffed up, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from getting proud." 2 Corinthians 12:7 NLT

It's not known exactly what Paul's 'thorn' was.

Scholars haven't narrowed it down to a medical disease, a debilitating ailment, a mental hindrance, a chronic illness, a character flaw or a genetic disability--but he had something that kept him at God's feet for the strength he needed to keep going. To keep serving. To keep from throwing in the towel. That kept him from becoming proud.

May we all have that 'thing'.

That nagging sin that daily has us seeking Him for help.

That tendency that always has us winding up at His feet for forgiveness or for fortitude or for the fight to continue.

I don't know what yours is, but I know what mine is.

And it keeps me before the Lord. On my knees. Humbled. Needy. Broken.

That's probably why I have it.