In 2 Corinthians Paul talks about a thorn in his flesh, although the Bible never tells us what this “thorn” may have been.
I am referring to 2 Corinthians Chapter 12: 7-10: Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
I have a thorn and its called migraines. Now, please understand! I am not comparing myself to Paul, not at all!
I woke up early yesterday morning with a migraine. Once the migraine takes hold in my eye, well, I’m a gonner! I woke up about 2am with this thorn in my head. I’ve tried hot packs, cold packs, icy rubs and heat rubs. I have a massage wand trying to get to “that” spot. Of course, if I knew where the migraine spot was located, I would immediately go to its place of origin.
But, alas, migraine thorns have their hidden agenda. The headache runs its course, with help from migraine medicine. But even taking the needed medicine has to wait until the headache subsides enough. Waiting for its due course of time until the medicine will not come back up.
I have asked the Lord and my husband, bless his heart, tries to intercede on my behalf. But, so far, the Lord says My grace is sufficient for you and His power is made perfect in my weakness. So for today, I am boasting in my weakness in order for Christ’s power to rest upon me. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
God Bless.
Stumbling into Grace 
We do each have our thorns. Those that choose to show them are more dear to me than those who try to hide them from view. I think my own suffering has helped me be more compassionate to others.
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Good Afternoon
I totally agree when we are honest and show our faults we become more compassionate
Life is hard sometimes and sharing helps us get through
Susie
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Oh, Susie, I hope you feel better soon. I used to have migraine proportion headaches that I was told were caused by stress. I lost the whole month of November 1990 to one continuous non-stop migraine that was so bad, I would lay in bed and all I had to do was roll my eyes to the side and everything would go gray. Doctor gave me a shot of something (demerol maybe?) that was supposed to knock me out and take care of the pain, but it didn’t touch it. I don’t remember anything from that whole month except pain, nausea, and dizziness. Feel better soon.
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Thank you so much, Druscilla
I feel better today – just what I call Headache Hangover – You feel goopy to your tummy and feel if you move the wrong way the headache will come back
But as each hour goes on I am feeling better
I wake up with these migraines so they are hard to diagnose – some Dr’s say neck problems (even though I use a neck pillow) some say its a seratonin problem but there are new migraine medicines that target the source – most of the time they help.
Stress can cause a lot of problems, hopefully, you will never have to go through your headache nightmare again
Susie
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