Our Thorn in the Flesh
Some groups of Christians have this idea that every sickness or problem in your life can be cured thru enough faith in God. But not every problem that is in your life is meant to be "cured". Even Paul in the Bible had a thorn in the flesh that he asked God to remove, and God wouldn't remove it. Instead, He gave Paul the strength to serve God even with the thorn.
For many of us Aspies, our Aspergers traits are our thorn in the flesh. It makes us who we are, and we have to deal with this for our entire lives. God made us this way for a reason, and we are to use these God given abilities to serve Him and we are to serve Him even though there are parts of these traits that make it harder to do what others find easy to do. God has a special purpose for each and every one of His children, including every Aspie. We are not left out of God's plan just because we are different than the "normal" people. We may have to look harder to find God's purpose for us, but it is there, and it may be different than what others would expect.
When people try to tell us that we just need to believe that God can cure us, it is not only hurtful, but also wrong and goes against scripture. God never promised to get rid of all of our problems, but He did promise to be there with us thru each and every trial and hardship. This also applies to other things that come into your life, like sicknesses, etc. God may or may not take away your problems. That is only a decision that God in His infinite wisdom can make. We are allowed to request that from God, but we are never to demand it of God, and we are never to judge others for their seemingly lack of faith in God to remove the trial from their life. When you judge others in this manner, you are putting yourself above God because you are saying that you know better than what God has already decided is best. A better approach would be to help the person work thru the trial and support them in whatever way you can. That is what the body of Christ was designed and commanded to do. We are not to tear each other down, but to build each other up and support one another. None of us can do this Christian life alone. We need each other. Be the one that understands and helps the other Christians succeed in life while they deal with their thorn, no matter what that thorn is or what it may look like to you.
