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A Blessed Thorn
A Blessed Thorn
What if the very thing you’ve begged God to remove is the tool He’s using to bless you? In today’s episode of the MY Devotional Podcast, Dr. Michael Youssef explores the mystery of Paul’s “thorn in the flesh”—a lingering burden Paul pleaded with God to take away (2 Corinthians 12:7–9). While Paul could confidently say he counted everything as loss compared to knowing Christ (Philippians 3:8), he still carried a private pain God chose not to remove. Why? Dr. Youssef explains that God’s grace shines brightest through weakness—not self-sufficiency. Paul recognized his thorn kept him humble, dependent, and focused,
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