background:
Daniel from the old testament when 18 and a slave for three years encounter his first threat of death. Arioch, the kings captain, came for him and his friends to eliminate along with all the wise men. Yet, Daniel without fear and in calmness faced the storm while asking for time to get the answer the king was seeking.
Question: how did Daniel and his friends remain so calm and peaceful on numerous occasions and continue to be strong and committed to God in such a hostile enviorment? If you answer faith explain how this faith was gained.
2007-10-09 14:34:33 · 8 answers · asked by . 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
chapter two of Daniel give this information
2007-10-09 14:39:00 · update #1
'Second Choice: Embracing Life As It Is' by Viv Thomas
The author examines how the prophet Daniel learned not only to survive but also thrive in a place that was not his choosing, what Thomas calls “a second-choice world.”
“Daniel found himself in a place that he did not want to be and the primary cause of his difficulty was the wrongdoing of other people, many of whom were now dead.” From the moment Daniel and his friends are taken captive, they are required to immerse themselves in “the language and literature of the Babylonians” (Dan. 1:4), which with its focus on sorcery, astrology, and polytheism, was another dark, foreign window on the world to these displaced followers of Yahweh.
"Going through our second-choice world well depends on understanding who is in charge of the process and who has allowed us to be there in the first place. It is very difficult to deal with second-choice worlds if we feel we arrived there by the fling of some cosmic dice or by the whim of some powerful person…. As we live in our second-choice world, the knowledge that whatever or whoever has been the cause of our entering it does not possess the final authority over us, is transformational. Sickness does not rule: God does. My boss does not rule: God does."
Thomas continues, “Second-choice worlds unzip us, but if we let them do so they unzip us before God. We remain wounded, tender and in need: just the sort of people who are ready to witness to God’s grace in dens of lions, Daniel types who endure and live boldly whatever happens.”
2007-10-09 14:54:26 · answer #1 · answered by D2T 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes faith. Faith that the Will of God will be done. Faith that God knows what He is doing. Trusting God no matter the personal outcome chases away a lot of fear.
2007-10-09 21:43:29 · answer #2 · answered by LDS~Tenshi~ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Daniel refused to be polluted by the idolotry, and God, being faithful to him also, gave him a night vision of the King's dreams. Faith is a two way street.
2007-10-09 21:43:25 · answer #3 · answered by great gig in the sky 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Daniel was a man of god. He knew the Scripture and God's promises.
2007-10-09 21:45:27 · answer #4 · answered by Nina, BaC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They kept their eyes on God and not on the storm around them.
Have you ever read the story about Peter walking on water with Jesus? When Peter was looking at Jesus he was walking on water, but when he took his eyes off Jesus and looked at the storm around him, he began to sink.
2007-10-09 21:43:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
TTC,
Daniel was a man of GOD. He was a Jew and had been raised to know about his GOD. GOD certainly protected him and gave himn visions as he needed them to survive and to thrive. His story is a very inspirational one indeed. Have a wonderful week.
Thanks,
Eds
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2007-10-09 21:40:56 · answer #6 · answered by Eds 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The Holy Spirit can come upon you very strongly in a time of crisis and give you a sense of peace.
It can give you and other wordly feeling in a time of great stress.
2007-10-09 21:39:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
My persecutors draw near...
You are near
Psalm 119
Great peace have those who love your law
Psalm 119
2007-10-09 21:41:39 · answer #8 · answered by whirlingmerc 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋