Today I’m grateful for my thorns in the flesh. There have been times that I wish they weren’t there but they keeps me dependent on God and that is where I want to stay.
If these thorns are the only way that I will continue to rely on God and not myself and not to become prideful, then I say, “Praise God for them!”
Please don’t get me wrong, I’m no super woman I still have times when I scream and cry to God, “Why me?” “Can’t You take these things from me?”
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you for my power is made perfect in weakness.” – 2 Cor. 12:9
This verse is such a comfort to me, it means I don’t have to attempt to do it on my power that God is waiting to show His power through me. What a blessing.
So thank you Lord for what You have seen fit to give me and I will do my best to be grateful for all that You give me blessings and thorns. I know all are for Your glory and for my benefit. Just as a loving Father does for His child.
Joy – A Fellow Sojourner & A Woman After God’s Own Heart!
Joy's Words of Encouragement 
I love how you are doing 30 days of Gratitude. Where did you get the idea to start this? I might want to try! Great post!
I got the idea to be grateful during the month of Thanksgiving and did not finish so have been adding to it. I have always found it beneficial to have gratitude a part of my spiritual life and thought it would be fun to share it with my readers and see where it took us. I’m sure you’ll be blessed should you decide to do the same. Thanks for the complement.