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2 Corinthians 12:6-10

For even if I wish to boast, I will not be a fool, for I would be telling the truth, but I refrain from this so that no one may regard me beyond what he sees in me or what he hears from me,  even because of the extraordinary character of the revelations. Therefore, so that I would not become arrogant, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to trouble me—so that I would not become arrogant.  I asked the Lord three times about this, that it would depart from me.  But he said to me, “My grace is enough for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” So then, I will boast most gladly about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may reside in me.  Therefore I am content with weaknesses, with insults, with troubles, with persecutions and difficulties for the sake of Christ, for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.

Today, consider the words, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Paul reveals here that he is no stranger to temptation, and that the powers of Satan are constantly at work around him working to make his faith in Christ falter. When Satan comes against us, and we choose to try and fight him on our own, we lose every time. Robed in the grace and power of Christ, now that is a different story. Our weakness is the training ground for His strength to shine through us. May God's grace victoriously flood through your weakness.