When we look at Paul’s “thorn in the side” in II Corinthians 12:7-10, we see that God’s grace is greater than any adversity, discomfort, or calamity that could come into our life. That’s because, for Paul and us, God’s promise here can give us strength and encouragement to look beyond the anguish. And thus, we can be like Paul and take a Spiritual view of the tribulations we go through and rejoice rather than beg God to remove the problem. For all we know, these problems could be blessings in disguise…God’s mercy concealed within the depths of our distress; His grace hidden in the middle of our troubles; His love enmeshed in our afflictions. We can then echo Paul’s confident words in verse 10 when he said, “That’s why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”
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