Day 1: The Inevitable Journey from Triumphs to Thorns

Life is a series of mountaintop experiences and valley moments. There will be good days where God’s glory is clearly manifest, and there will be days marked by the piercing pain of life’s thorns. Once you realize that these inconsistencies are a natural part of the Christian journey, you can better appreciate the road you are on. Do not be fooled into thinking that faithfulness exempts you from difficulty.

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.
2 Corinthians 12:7 (KJV)

Reflection: Consider a recent “mountaintop” high in your life. In what ways did a subsequent challenge or “thorn” help to keep your heart humble and dependent on God’s grace rather than your own strength?