The Thorn In the Flesh: Hope for All Who Struggle With Impossible Conditions

THE AUTHOR DID A EXCELLENT JOB ON THIS BOOK. HIS KNOWLEDGE IS SO PROFOUND AND WORDED WERE YOU CAN UNDERSTAND, THANK A LOT !

I purchased this book for a writting assignment I had for my Seminary class. I was somewhat disappointed with the lack of discussion on Paul's particular thorn. I expected Kendall to elaborate on this text more than he did. That being said, Kendall did a great job highlighting the important aspects of the text and offering insights regarding modern day "thorns" that believers must face. All around, I would recommend this book. It would be a great tool for sermon preparation or paper writting. It would even make for good leisure reading.

This book gives you practical ways to improve your life. It touches on various topics that we all struggle with. R.T. Kendall also teaches from a biblical viewpoint to enlighten us on God's masterful way of handling problems and situations that are meant to help us grow. The thorn in the flesh is usually there for a reason and a season, and that is what the book conveys. Dionne HunterHealing Connection: Poems and Psalms that Heal the Soul

This is a great book. Once I started reading it I could not put it down until I finished it. It is very true and scriptural. Christians need to stop this rose garden mentality. Life is not all prosperity and blessing. Sometimes it takes a thorn in the flesh to get to the blessing. We have to go through things. It is how we learn and grow and become the people God created us to become. Not all sickness and disease is from Satan, people give him to much glory. God is always in control. He does allow things to happen; for reasons we may not find out until we get to the other side. When we get to heaven, I believe we are all going to be surprised at what we thought we knew and what we actually did know. This is a wonderful book and may help you to realize why things you've hoped and prayed for have not yet changed. They may never change, but his grace is sufficient.

This book helped me so much in my understanding of why we suffer. Yes, Jesus bore our pain on the cross, but the Bible makes it clear that God uses painful kinds of circumstances to glorify himself. One only needs to read the book of Job to see that suffering IS often God's will (how much scarier to think that it's not--and that Satan is controlling much of our lives outside of God's will). Paul asked God, not Satan, to remove his thorn and God gently said no. This book will help you understand why, and help you to accept the thorns in your life as a way for God to refine you.