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Attitude of excellence
'Daniel distinguished himself ... because an excellent spirit was in him ...' Daniel 6:3
Ever notice how easy it is to get distracted? You get home with every good intention to do your homework, study for that test or get that coursework done, but before you know it, it's 11pm and all you've managed to do is watch a 'birra Corrie', send twenty text messages and discover what Disney character you are from a quiz on Facebook. Is this sounding too familiar?
Learn from Daniel. It's easy to find Daniel in the Bible because he's got a whole book named after him. He grew up in Jerusalem, but when he was still young, was forced to live and work in Babylon, along with 10,000 other Jews when his country was invaded; so he didn't exactly 'have it easy.'
Even so, Daniel was known by everyone, for his 'attitude of excellence'; and it paid off, 'Daniel distinguished himself above the governors ... because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king gave thought to setting him over the whole realm.' The king put him in charge! Wow! Daniel wasn't born with this attitude of excellence, he chose it; the more he did it the better he got at it. Whatever situation Daniel found himself he lived how God wanted him to live.
Spiritually: listening to God, talking to God, obeying God; physically: exercising well and eating right; mentally: doing every task, having every conversation in the right frame of mind.
written by Bob Gass
'Daniel distinguished himself ... because an excellent spirit was in him ...' Daniel 6:3
Ever notice how easy it is to get distracted? You get home with every good intention to do your homework, study for that test or get that coursework done, but before you know it, it's 11pm and all you've managed to do is watch a 'birra Corrie', send twenty text messages and discover what Disney character you are from a quiz on Facebook. Is this sounding too familiar?
Learn from Daniel. It's easy to find Daniel in the Bible because he's got a whole book named after him. He grew up in Jerusalem, but when he was still young, was forced to live and work in Babylon, along with 10,000 other Jews when his country was invaded; so he didn't exactly 'have it easy.'
Even so, Daniel was known by everyone, for his 'attitude of excellence'; and it paid off, 'Daniel distinguished himself above the governors ... because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king gave thought to setting him over the whole realm.' The king put him in charge! Wow! Daniel wasn't born with this attitude of excellence, he chose it; the more he did it the better he got at it. Whatever situation Daniel found himself he lived how God wanted him to live.
Spiritually: listening to God, talking to God, obeying God; physically: exercising well and eating right; mentally: doing every task, having every conversation in the right frame of mind.
written by Bob Gass
