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EPISODE · Apr 28, 2026 · 6 MIN

When God DOESN'T Remove the Thorn

from Living Life Unbinged with Kristy · host Kristy McCammon

NEXT STEPS🔥 Join the 7-Day Breaking Free From Food Addiction Challenge: https://lifeunbinged.com/qs-weight-loss-bundle/ 📖 Download the FREE Guide – Breaking Free From Food Addiction: https://lifeunbinged.com/breaking-free-from-food-addiction✨ Website: https://lifeunbinged.com📧 Support: [email protected] you ever prayed the same prayer over and over again?“Lord, please take this away.”Maybe it’s a struggle with food, anxiety, or something painful in your life that just won’t go away. And after a while you start wondering: Why hasn’t God removed this yet?In this episode of Living Life Unbinged, we explore one of the most powerful passages in Scripture about weakness and God’s strength, the story of the Apostle Paul’s “thorn in the flesh.”✨ In this episode, you’ll learn:What Paul’s “thorn in the flesh” teaches us about sufferingWhy God sometimes says no to prayers asking for reliefThe surprising way God’s power shows up in weaknessHow struggles with food, anxiety, or personal pain can draw us closer to GodWhy dependence on God produces a different kind of strength than the world offersHow God’s grace sustains us even when circumstances don’t changeWhen Paul pleaded with God to remove his thorn, the answer he received wasn’t the one he expected. Instead, God said, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”That response completely changed Paul’s perspective.Instead of seeing weakness as something to escape, he began to understand that his struggle was actually creating deeper dependence on God, and that’s where real strength was found.The world celebrates independence, discipline, and self-sufficiency. But the gospel teaches something very different: true strength comes from relying fully on Christ.And sometimes the very thing we want removed becomes the place where God’s grace shines the brightest 💕Reflection question: Is there a thorn in your life that you’ve been asking God to remove? Make it a great day!Find me on social media:Instagram - @lifeunbingedFacebook - Life UnbingedTikTok - @lifeunbingedYouTube - @lifeubinged7371X - Life UnbingedThreads - @lifeunbingedPinterest - Life Unbinged

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