God does all His pleasure for His people; but He does not always employ conventional means. In his CHURCH & CULTURE blog of November 26, 2011, Dr. James Emery White told the story of Corrie ten Boom and her sister Betsy at the Nazi concentration camp. That particular barrack was overcrowded and flea-infested, a very nauseating situation indeed. They managed to smuggle a Bible into the camp, and in it they found that they were to give thanks for all things, and that God could use anything to advance His plan for His children. Corrie ten Boom’s sister took this literally and insisted that they thank God for the fleas. Strangely the guards did not visit that camp for several months, giving them the luxury of holding open Bible studies. It was later they learned that the soldiers avoided that camp because of the fleas!
If you have an issue that won’t just go away after doing all that is humanly and spiritually possible, you need to come to terms that God must have a purpose for it.
Paul had a flea following him everywhere. Well, he did not call it that; he described it as a thorn in his flesh. That was what the Lord used to shut him up against any tendency of pride. He prayed three times, but the “flea” remained. At the end of it all Paul had enough to humble him before God, drawing grace daily to handle those unpleasant experiences created by the unwanted visitor. If you have an issue that won’t just go away after doing all that is humanly and spiritually possible, you need to come to terms that God must have a purpose for it. Thank God for whatever the case may be. You can also pray that God will open your eyes to see what good He is making for you out of the problem.