My Journey cont..

2 Corinthians 12: 2-10

Paul in his humility:

vr 1, "I must go on boasting -- though it does no good, I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord."  (TLV)

I long to spiritually connect with the Lord.  When I died and I stood before Him.  When I died (read my first post on the blog) and I stood before Him I missed an opportunity to talk with Him.  (In this passage we see Paul referring to a person that has gone to heaven has more of a reason to boast then he does and then goes on to discuss the thorn in his flesh keeping him humble.  This truly was a time that I found myself humbled before the Lord, and everyone else.  I felt completely unworthy to be saved and brought back.)

I have to stop and think about that and wonder what I would have said, only I was so awe-filled I couldn't say anything.  And then He came toward me, and I felt as if He went through me, and then I found myself back in my body....my journey began...

vr 6-8, "For if I should want to boast, I would not be foolish -- for I will speak the truth.  But I refrain, so that no one may think more of me than what he sees in me or hears from me -- even in the extraordinary quality of the revelations.  So that I would not exalt myself, a thorn in the flesh was given to me -- a messenger of Satan to torment me, so I would not exalt myself.  I pleaded with the Lord three times about this, that it might leave me."

Notice in this passage, that Paul is saying even if he wanted to boast, he doesn't want to be foolish (sometimes, I take that route, and even though I know its foolish I take it, and later feel so bad...its good to know that God still loves me.  But God has a way to make us humble like Paul) . Notice that Paul's desire is that no one thinks more of him than what he sees in him.  -- I think that is awesome!  We should all be like-minded with Paul in this.  Right?  May no one think more of me than what I really am, amen.

Final thoughts:

vr. 10 - He says power is made perfect in weakness, God sustains even in weakness ( dependance on Him).  Remember life is not about our power/strength, but through our weakness/humbleness God's power is made perfect.

Also, if you have had an experience with an "angel" coming to you or someone you know..pm me I am doing research for a book about angels amoung us,.