When the Thorns of Life Hurt

Life brings sometimes hurting troubles and painful problems, known as ‘thorns in the flesh’. Paul the Apostle begged God for such a thorn of life to be removed but the response from God was “My grace is enough for you”. 

Several questions arise such as the following:

• Why did God respond that way rather than simply remove the thorny problem? 

• Why does God allow us to be afflicted with a problem?

• What actually is the grace of God and how can it be enough for our pains? 

• What was the ‘thorn in the flesh’, which Paul chose not to reveal? 

• Should we be thankful to God for the thorns of life with the often unbearable pains? 

• Can anything new still come out of the story about the ‘thorn in the flesh’ of Paul?

In When The Thorns of Life Hurt, the author has made bold attempts to answer all the above questions and many more using clues from the various writings of Paul. The personal stories of the author about God’s grace always enough, will encourage you to be thankful for God’s presence and mighty power at work in you, despite a problem with the associated pains. 

When The Thorns of Life Hurt will help you discover more how God’s grace helps to unlock blessings on the issues of wisdom; patience; rejection; self-control; faith and hope in God; and contentment; from experiences due to the thorns of life. It’s a book for all times to read.

About the Author

Abidemi Olajide holds a Master’s degree as a trained agriculturist and worked for several years in Nigeria until he perceived God’s call to relocate to the UK in Year 2003. He taught briefly as a UK Qualified Teacher before moving into parenting work with families. He worked as a trained Parenting Practitioner for several years in the UK and briefly in the USA. Abidemi is retired from secular work, now enjoys writing and intercessory praying. Abidemi is a disciple of Jesus Christ and also the author of Parenting with the G-Factor – A Godly Perspective to Raising Children. He loves prophetic teaching of the word of God with great passion for worship music as well as singing hymns. He is fond of his children and grandchildren. 

Abidemi can be contacted via email: abidemi.olajide@gmail.com