• Good Morning!
• Josh makes a good Jacob – praise God!
• Media can have a tendency to condition our responses to be irrational and extreme
• The enemy employs the same tactics in our lives
• Romans 1: 18-32
• 1 Peter 1: 13-21
• Even under the king, Daniel knew God was still ultimately in control
• Daniel 2: 1-8
• The king was irrational when dealing with the disturbance of his own dream
• Socially and professionally people struggle in responding to this type of irrationality – especially when they don’t acknowledge God as a part of the situations they face
• When wisdom and discernment don’t come from God we will have a difficult time in dealing with irrationality
• Unlike the other members of the king’s court, Daniel sought insight from the Living God
• Daniel seemed less concerned about the irrational threats made by the king and more interested in what part he could play in God’s plan 
• Daniel is at peace in his situation knowing that it’s God who can provide what the king is asking for and he doesn’t forget to praise Him as he’s given the dream’s meaning
• God uses his servant Daniel to provide what worldy wisdom could not … meaning
• Does our agency partner with God like Daniel?
• John 6: 60-69
• Do we respond to irrationality with irrationality? Daniel showed composure as he came before God as his source of wisdom
• 2 Peter 1: 3-10

QUESTIONS:

1. WHAT PART OF YOUR “WORLDLY” SELF ARE YOU KEEPING FROM GOD? WHAT ARE YOU TOO ASHAMED TO REPENT OF?
2. DO YOU FIND IT EASY OR DIFFICULT TO SHARE YOUR BURDENS WITH OTHER?
3. WHEN YOU SHARE YOUR TESTIMONY WITH OTHERS DO YOU INCLUDE PRAISE OF GOD AND THE WORK OF CHRIST?