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| God many times answers our
prayers not by bringing down his will to ours, but by lifting us up to
himself. We grow strong, so as to need no longer to cry for relief. We
can bear the heavy load without asking to have it lightened. We can keep
the sorrow now and endure it. We can go on in quiet peace without the
new blessing which we thought so necessary. We have not been saved from
the battle we shrank so from entering, but we have fought it through and
have gained the victory. Is not victoriousness in conflict better than
being freed from the conflict? Is not peace in the midst of the storm
and the strife better than to be lifted altogether over the strife? 2 Corinthians 12:7-10: And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. (KJV) |
