The Silver Lining (Gal 4:13)

You know it was because of a bodily ailment that I preached the gospel to you at first,(Galatians 4:13, ESV)

No one likes being sick. When life goes wrong, it is miserable. Paul was sick for much of his adult life. We know for sure that he had bad eyes, but likely he had more trouble than just that. In today's reading, Paul notes that his sickness was the immediate cause of preaching to the Galatians for the very time. Paul was sick. He had to stop in Galatia, so he preached. Think of all that happened because Paul did not feel well. Because Paul got sick, thousands of people came to Christ. Because Paul got, the first book of the New Testament (Galatians) got written. Literally, millions and likely billions of people will reach his letter to the Galatians and come to faith. These all happened because Paul got sick.

No one likes being sick, but God can and will use your sickness and suffering. Remember Romans 8:28, God words all things [even sickness] for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.