"Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. 8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from 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 about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10 That is 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. " 2Corinthians 12:7-10
paul knows where i'm at right now. God has been uncovering all of my weaknesses, showing me that i am not enough to push through it all by myself. i know this because every time i tried to brush my problems off and just forget about it, He humbled me to the core, appearing in my constant thoughts and dreams. i'll admit, my weaknesses get me down hard at first- and most of the times i'll get carried away by them, wallowing in self-pity and sorrow. but God always manages to come and rescue me, sometimes when i don't even ask for His help. i guess that's why paul says he delights in his weaknesses- because this is when Christ enters and really works in him.
