God's doing
We plan the way we want to live,
but only God makes us able to live it. ~ Proverbs 16:9 (MSG)
What you ought to say is, “If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that.” ~ James 4:15 (NLT)
KEY IDEA:
We may think we're in charge of life, but really, it depends on God making it happen.
PRAYER:
Lord:
THANKS: Thank you for all the wonderful opportunities that you have given to me.
REGRETS: I'm prideful and take too much credit for all the good things that have come my way.
INTERCESSION: Help me to recognize the many things you do on my behalf. Help me to become humble.
PURPOSE: I'm going to recognize that everything depends on your will.
Amen.
TRANSLATIONS
ABP = Authorized Boydston Paraphrase — my own freestyle biblical adaptation — somewhere between paraphrase, commentary, and sermon
CEB = Common English Bible (©2011, the Common English Bible)
CEV = Contemporary English Version (©1995, American Bible Society)
MSG = The Message (©1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson)
NIRV = New International Reader's Version (©1996, 1998, Biblica)
NIV = New International Version (©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011, Biblica)
NLT = New Living Translation (©1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, Tyndale House Foundation)
