A prayer to do less and trust God more, written by Rick Warren, read by Alyssa Forsberg.

We were under great pressure far beyond our ability to endure

so that we despaired of life itself. As it turned out, it was the best thing that

could have happened, instead of trusting in our own strength or

wits to get out of it, we were forced to trust God totally. Not a bad idea since he's the

God who raised the dead.

2 Corinthians 1, 8 through 9.

Some of you have had some goals and dreams that you've been striving, seeking, working, hustling, hurrying for year after year, and you haven't achieved

them yet.

Why don't you just back off a little?

Relax, chill out.

Trust God. Watch what he can do. He can do it a whole lot faster and a whole lot better than you can do it.

The only benefit of being stretched and being on overload is that it forces you to trust God.

It brings you to your knees and you realize you're up against the wall,

out of steam, out of energy.

One time the Passapal hit burnout, he was in Asia, working and serving,

and he was ready to throw in the towel.

God can do what you can't do.

Jesus did not say,

if you're busy you can move mountains.

He didn't say if you work really hard and get really stressed out you can move a mountain.

He said that if you have faith you can move mountains.

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