Overcoming
In times of trouble,
you will protect me.
You will hide me in your tent
and keep me safe
on top of a mighty rock. ~ Psalm 27:5 (CEV)
Now I take limitations in stride, and with good cheer, these limitations that cut me down to size—abuse, accidents, opposition, bad breaks. I just let Christ take over! And so the weaker I get, the stronger I become. ~ 2 Corinthians 12:10 (MSG)
KEY THOUGHT:
Consider all the troubles in your life to be opportunities for the power of God to shine.
PRAYER:
Lord, I'm grateful that you are way more powerful than all the problems I face. I wish that I'd recognize this in the instant that each new problem emerges. But I'm dense and miss connecting the dots. I allow myself to get caught up in the drama of the moment. Settle me down and through the Holy Spirit give me clarity of thought so that I, too, can take it all in stride -- for the honor of Christ Jesus who overcomes all. 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)
