Perspective
God is the one who gives me with strength. ~ Psalm 18:32 (ABP)
Paul writes to Philemon: Every time your name comes up in my prayers, I say, “Oh, thank you, God!” ~ Philemon 4:6 (MSG)
KEY THOUGHT:
God is the one behind all the action.
PRAYER:
Thank you, God, for giving me health and strength to do what needs to be done. Forgive me for the times I think that everything is resting on my shoulders. Grant me eternal perspective so that my prayers are primarily about being thankful for what YOU are doing. 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)
