Daniel Ch. 4

So I learned an important lesson this weekend. I want home to stay at my parent's new lake house to spend time with my Dad on his 50th birthday. I had a wonderful time, but I realized quickly I would not be able to blog while I was there since we had no internet. At first I was frustrated, but quickly was reminded about the importance of rest and escaping. Here I am! Refreshed and ready for a new week of preparation.

Picture of the Day:

Me and my fellow Georgia Southern Christian Campus Fellowship graduates!

Now Daniel chapter 4:

Nebuchadnezzar. What a character! I think this line describes him quite well, "I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at home in my palace, contented and prosperous. I had a dream that made me afraid." The epitome of "riding your circumstances" if you ask me. If his kingdom is prosperous he has no worries. He issues decrees as they are ordered to him, doesn't think for himself. He has one dream and all of his peace goes out the window. Then he is disciplined.

Discipline.

I don't know anyone that enjoys discipline. We like to float along like Nebuchadnezzar was doing. We like to give money away, as long as we have plenty for ourselves. We like to help people out, if we have the time to do it. We like to do whatever it takes to make people happy and keep our circumstances in high esteem. But think about how this affects our relationship with God. God desires our praise, adoration, respect, and worship regardless of our circumstances. If we break down and run to our "wise men" first as Nebuchadnezzar did when things get tough, how does that reflect our loyalty to God's name?

What are the "wise men" (things we cling to when things get tough in our lives) in our lives?

God wants to break us of those things. Whether it is a relationship, our prosperity, or maybe just our sanity, God is more than willing to strip us of everything, make us eat grass for seven years, anything to get our attention and turn our head toward Heaven. Pretty simple. But He will always leave the stump for us=].

Well that is all for now! Stay blessed and highly favored.