If God Delivered Daniel...

How hard is it to truly walk by faith and not by sight? Yeah, I hear it all the time, “I walk by faith and not by sight.” Yet we all get discourage. From Job and Peter in the Bible to everyone but one who has walked this earth. I’m currently in a situation that it’s hard to see any hope. I spend hours dealing with the situation and often have to deal with disrespect and unkindness within the situation. Like King David said when he was punished for one of his sins, “let me fall into the hands of the LORD, for his mercy is very great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men." Job even said, “though he slay me, yet will I hope in him.” How did these people have such strong face when being presented with so many difficulties? I remember after reading the book of Job, I wondered and wondered how Job could stand and still be faithful to God. Job suffered to the point that he long and asked for death. He was talked about by his friends. His worldly wealth was taken away. His wife even told him to forsake God. He lost his children and his health. How did this man have such strong faith? Well, I asked many people and was given the same answer; Job had a strong relationship with God. Job knew God. How I long to know God like that. Although my situation is not like that of Job, I am tormented (yeah strong word) by the difficulties that surround me. Yet, I have read so many stories about people who went through struggles yet there end result was one in which many would only dream. Take Joseph the dreamer. Did he not have it rough; sold into slavery by his brothers, sent to a distance land, put in jail and lied about, forgotten by those he helped, and etc. Yet Joseph story didn’t end when he was sent away or in jail. It continued to where he was placed second in charge of all of Egypt and the opportunity the save thousands of people including his family. This story along with the many other stories about many of the people in the Bible helps me to walk by faith and not by sight. Yeah, I stumble and fail. Those who know me have probably heard me complain about my situation. I’m human yet I serve a God that “is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?” (Numbers 23:19) “Why should I feel discourage? Why should the shadows come? Why should my heart be lonely and long for Heaven and home when Jesus is my portion? My constant Friend is He. His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me.” Be encourage! In this song I like, it states, “if God delivered Daniel, what makes you think He won’t do the same for you?”