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What is the value of a thorn in our Christian journey? First, we must identify what a thorn is. According to the Dictionary one definition describes a thorn as “a source of continual annoyance or trouble”. A thorn can cause an immediate pain from its puncture or it can cause constant irritation and distress. Thorns that appear as a source of trouble are usually not welcomed companions on our daily quest. But the thorns we encounter are useful despite their irritations and disruptions. Thorns come to challenge and to strengthen your faith, your character, and your witness as a child of God. Thorns are the mechanism from which you gain more than you lose. Thorns are the pathway to reaching higher heights and deeper depths of sanctification and glory. With each thorn that attaches itself to your life, you become more and more like Christ. You become an overcomer of the thing that came to irritate or to disrupt your growth, but it, in turn, propels you into greater achievement in holy livi...
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Thorn Road

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There is an entry fee into heaven. 

This fee comes from successfully bearing one’s cross while they were on earth. Have you ever took the time to really contemplate what this really means? 

According to Luke 9:23, we are to take up our cross daily. That is to knowingly and willingly take on the challenges of no longer living for oneself but choosing to live your life by the standards and the strategy of Christ.

Taking on the life of Christ means abandoning your preferences and your solutions to the circumstances of life. It is to bear the pain of your flesh resistance and bitterness towards the abandonment of your self-will and protection for the trials and pathways of pain.

This indeed is a hard but sacred task.

Bearing the cross of self denial takes patience, conviction, and the power of the Holy Ghost. Traveling on the thorny road of salvation and sanctification will cause you to endure trials and circumstances you would not choose.

But on the thorn road is where you birth your wings.

Bearing your cross daily builds you into a more majestic and gloried being. Stripping you of the impurities of sin and imparting a character worthy of a righteous King. For only those who have purposefully and successfully bore the bruises and wounds from their journey on the thorn road will enter into the gates of an eternal and righteous kingdom.

So, take some time in prayer and examine yourself. Ask yourself have you fully given your will and your life over to God? Have you buried your desires and expectations and replaced them with the desires and goals of your heavenly father?

Traveling on the thorn road is not for the faint of heart. 

Taking up your cross daily will require you to stay intentional and stay in a posture of living for the King and the rewards of heaven versus your will and your comforts.

But knowing that your efforts, although hard, are preparing you for a royal kingdom. The burdens you bear will transform into wings that transport you to an eternal resting place of overwhelming love, peace, and joy.

Therefore, press on.

Your labour on this thorn road is not in vain.


Journal Entry: 
Do you find yourself in conflict or complaint about the road you are traveling? Share your soul’s journey and ask the Lord for help to cope and grow stronger on your journey.

Reflective Reading:  
Luke 9:23; Luke 14:27



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