Dare to be a Daniel

You know how a song gets stuck in your head? You don't even realize that you're singing it over and over again until you start singing it outloud.

One of the children's worship songs that the kids want to sing every week, is "Dare to be a Daniel." Which is, of course, referring to Daniel from the Old Testament who continued to pray even though he was ordered not to. Like most kids' songs, it has a catchy melody so it sticks right there in the front. I have been singing that in my head since yesterday morning.

This morning though, I really thought about the words. The chorus goes like this:

"Dare to be a Daniel
Dare to stand alone
Dare to have a purpose firm
Dare to make it known."

Isn't this one of the most challenging parts of life? Standing firm for what you believe? We all know that it's especially difficult when you are young. There are those who are outright trying to convince others to do something that they normally wouldn't do - and don't forget those who may appear more gentle but who are actually even more deceiving and cunning.

But it can be even more challenging as an adult. We have to "reason" things through, weigh everything out. The more you think about something, the more the black n white becomes gray and then you question yourself. Now, this is not saying that an open mind is a bad thing. We are human so reasoning is what we do. And we have to be open to change but its a sticky tricky dead-end path when you try to do this alone.

The only definite way to know exactly how to proceed is to take it to God. If you truly want to know - he'll provide the answer. And as we all know, it may not be the answer we are seeking - but we have to be obedient.

Dare to be a Daniel.