GOD PROTECTS
JOB 5:11 (NLT)
He gives prosperity to the poor
and protects those who suffer.
2 CORINTHIANS 1:3-4 (MSG)
All praise to the God and Father of our Master, Jesus the Messiah! Father of all mercy! God of all healing counsel! He comes alongside us when we go through hard times...
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God comes alongside us through the hard times.
PRAYER
God, thank you for carrying me through the difficulties of this past year. I confess to being anxious over the situation. Forgive me for taking too much on myself. Help me to trust that you will always be there for me -- even during the hard times. I'm going to move forward without worry. 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)
