Trust God
The 19th Sunday after Pentecost
I was stressed out and squeezed when I called out to the Lord. He answered and dealt with the issue for me; so now I'm refreshed and in a relaxing open space. ~ Psalm 118:5 (ABP)
Because of our connection with Christ Jesus we have access to God. That means we can exercise our faith by confidently and boldly approaching God with whatever is on our minds. ~ Ephesians 3:12 (ABP)
KEY IDEA:
Trust God with your problems.
PRAYER:
Thank you, Jesus, for giving us total access to God. Forgive me for trying to fix everything on my own. That adds unnecessary stress to my life and shows that I lack faith. Reset my faith button so that I turn first to you. I'm not going to let the world put the squeeze on me any more. 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)
