oh, i recently got this powerful revelation tt i thought i'ld type out and now blog. apologies to those non-christians out there should u not understand but for those who do, read it and be blessed! :)

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hi guys, i just got this revelation fresh from heaven a couple of days ago and have since been bursting to want to share with pple. *silly grin* and just felt inspiration for typing it out today.

just sometime ago i was discussing 2cor 12 with my ex cg pple and we were just looking at what paul was saying abt the thorn in the flesh. (u may want to flip there if u're bible's handy at the moment.) in the past i've always read the passage and been left so confused as to what he was talking abt. and when i realised what it meant in the end, i was left just so speechless.

and v10 is just such a wonderful exaltation of the faithfulness and goodness of our God. just read it and how can anyone say what paul is saying w/o having COMPLETE trust in God?

v10 goes, "therefore i take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. for when i'm weak, then i am strong" and this verse did not make sense in me. but it was because i was looking at it from MY diminished view of our God. look at God through how paul views God. he sees Him as one who NEVER DISAPPOINTS; NEVER FAILS those who trust Him. for it is written, "my heart trusts in You and i am helped." paul really believes this. paul SEES the victory on the cross tt Jesus has purchased.

paul SEES the victory on the cross tt Christ has purchased.

and tt victory to him is THAT real. because he has COMPLETE faith tt the victory for his problem was purchased at calvary.

what God has promised is tt final victory tt we can be sure of. God has not promised tt we will have tt victory instataneously. just like paul who asked God 3x to remove tt thorn in the flesh but it was not removed yet. although i think it was not recorded, u tell me the final outcome of paul's problem. :)

so where does v9 come in? "and He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.' " what is said here is tt when u are still going through the problem or trial tt u have, His grace will sustain u through. He will not allow u to be trialed beyond your limits.

so why does God allow trials in our lives? firstly, christianity is not abt doing, but abt all having been done. the most glorious thing we can do on our part is to point pple to Jesus. and it's EXACTLY WHAT THESE TRIALS IN OUR LIVES ARE FOR. "for Christ's sake" as paul puts it. cause when pple see how although trials come your way, God's "grace has been sufficient for you", and tt His "strength is made perfect in (your) weakness", they can really see tt there's a God in you. a living God tt gives hope tt will draw them to God.

what's more, we have a guarenteed, chop stamp double assurance VICTORY at the end of your trials! rejoice!

trials help us point pple to God. cause the ending will be glorious! amen!

any problems tt satan throws at us, be it academic results; work; projects, or ANY other problems, we should learn to have tt same faith tt paul has in OUR God. tt perfect, undoubting faith tt God is our Provider and Deliever. for it is written, "all things work for GOOD for him who is in Christ". and look at the victory tt He has purchased for us at tt cross on calvary by His blood.

it's really a great personal revelation to me. "Do not be afraid. Stand STILL, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today."

only believe guys, only believe.