Words for the soul!!!

As I delve deeper in the story of Daniel, I find that my perspective on God is rapidly changing. Daniel really partnered with God in his ministry and had no doubts about God called him to do. He kept pushing forward and trusting that God would take him where he needed to be, no matter how daunting things became! Today I am focusing on Daniel 2, in this chapter the King had been experiencing disturbing dreams and he sought to find answers to it. He called up on all the wisest men and advisers in the kingdom to bring up interpretations but there was an interesting twist to this. He told them they had to able to tell him what exactly the dream was and what it meant. The people tried to manipulate him into telling them what the dream was about but he stood firm on his stance. Eventually they gave up and told him that his request was impossible so he gave a decree for them to be executed which included Daniel and his three friends. Note this, in the bible passage, Daniel did not go an...

 God always looking for opportunities to bless us in unique ways through our obedience to Him. It is in those moments that we must apply more wisdom, so that the glory of God that is supposed to be manifest through the blessing is not lost. I have been thinking about the fact that God expects us to follow His leading in everything we do and every decision that we make. We should not just seek God’s counsel in big decisions but also in the minor decisions that may seem insignificant. This morning while reading Daniel Chapter 1, I was really struck by the way Daniel handled the instructions of the Lord while preparing towards becoming a court official.  King Nebuchadnezzar gave specific instructions on the kinds of people he wanted picked for the position and how they should be trained:   " The king said, “They must be healthy, handsome, smart, wise, educated, and fit to serve in the royal palace. Teach them how to speak and write our language    and give ...