thorn?

My apostle Paul had a thorn in his flesh in a figurative sense, something that greatly troubled him, and he asked me repeatedly to remove it, yet I refused. I told him my grace was sufficient for him, and he accepted this. Now he has gone to his eternal reward. How do you think he views it in hindsight? He had asked me to remove it. Do you think he views my dealings with him as good except for this refusal? You can be confident he does not, because he came to a place of understanding and acceptance even while he was on the earth. One day you too will have an eternal perspective and see how my goodness was manifested in everything you experienced. Blessed are those who understand this now.