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Main message: God often allows delays or enduring problems not to punish but to form and change us; the greater miracle can be a transformed person rather than an immediately changed circumstance.

Key points:

• God frequently changes the person before He changes the problem; He prioritizes formation over comfort.
• Delays can be intentional for spiritual growth rather than signs of absence or failure.
• Jesus used Peter's failures to transform an arrogant disciple into a humble shepherd.
• God did not remove Paul's "thorn in the flesh," but changed Paul's perspective by teaching that His grace is sufficient.
• The response God gives may be strengthening or reframing us rather than removing hardship.

Scriptures mentioned: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10, John 21 (Peter's restoration)