It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. - Psalms 119:71
Strong people are apt to be harsh and unsympathetic, so they must be taken to the furnace and melted. Healthy, independent people are apt to be proud and self-centered, so they must be made (in trouble) to realize their weakness and frailty, as Paul with his thorn. Those who have riches, possessions, and talent are often critical of the poor and weak, until they are made to see the worthlessness of all worldly charms and glory. Pride and grace are incompatible; therefore, if we are His, he will remove the pride.
Henry Mahan
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