2009-10-07T17:39:57-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/thorn+in+my+side/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Corinthians%2012:7-9&version=NIV 2009-10-07T17:39:57-05:00 Paul says that a thorn was put in his flesh in order to keep him humble. In this passage he said that he asked God three times to remove it from him, but God replied that his grace was sufficient for Paul. Paul would just have to trust that God would make him strong in his weakness.