"This autoimmune disease is my thorn in the flesh, something I must bear humbly."
How it sounds in your head: Paul had a thorn, and he was an apostle—who am I to expect different? Maybe demanding healing is arrogant. Maybe God's grace is sufficient means I'm supposed to just endure this without asking for more.
"And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure."
-- 2 Corinthians 12:7Misapplied Scripture turned Paul's unspecified affliction into a permission slip for every believer's suffering, making endurance holier than healing.
You've prayed three times like Paul did, and nothing changed, so maybe this is your 'sufficient grace' moment. Religious leaders quote 2 Corinthians 12 over your diagnosis like it's a life sentence, not a misinterpretation.
Brought to Jesus blind, no mention of sin or pride to address first. Jesus spit on his eyes, laid hands twice, and he saw clearly—imperfect vision corrected to perfect sight, no sermon about embracing partial sight as God's will.
I REFUSE the lie that my autoimmune disease is a thorn I must bear. IT IS WRITTEN that Paul's thorn was a messenger of Satan—a demonic harasser, NOT a disease—given to prevent pride from third-heaven revelations. My condition doesn't fit that context. IT IS WRITTEN that Jesus healed ALL who came to Him; He never said 'keep your sickness for humility's sake.' I am under the BARAK blessing where the LORD commands health over my body. I receive perfect healing NOW, the same authority that opened blind eyes and straightened bent spines.
Your Father didn't write your disease into your destiny as character development. He's the God who heals ALL your diseases (Psalm 103:3)—that 'all' includes the one religion told you to keep.