Joe Kirby Sermon 2 Corinthians 12 : 1-10. Paul's thorn in the flesh. My three points are: 1. Pride could be A big issue, notice how Paul reverts the all the bullet of becoming an apostle of Jesus Christ and being caught up into the third heaven back to God. 2. The hitchhiker, Paul's thorn was hindering his performance but God kept it there to keep him humble. Also the tow types of thorns bessetting sin and suffering. 3. God knows best after all the praying, God says my grace is sufficient for you to produce steadfastness and to produce more Christ like believers. So what was Paul's thorn in the flesh?