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\"ID-10041393\"<\/a>Have you ever faced a difficult time, rejection, or \u00a0possible failure? Maybe you have received bad news from a doctor, are facing\u00a0a decision point in your career, or are in a difficult relationship \u00a0Your confidence is shaken. Things look dark, uncertain. You feel like you might\u00a0crumbled under the pressure.<\/p>\n

In chapter 2 of the book of Daniel, this is what Daniel faced.<\/em><\/p>\n

Daniel\u00a0\u00a0was about to be killed with all the wise men of Babylon because no one could could interpret King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream. Fear ran\u00a0high. Daniel’s future uncertain. So what did Daniel do?<\/p>\n

He didn’t do what so many of us do-panic, isolate, become anxious\u00a0or rely on our own strength.<\/p>\n

Instead, he asked the king to give him time. Then went home and told his friends to pray. Daniel and his friends cried out to God, but with a peace, knowing that God is sovereign and knows the future. Daniel\u00a0asked God what to do. I don’t know about you, but I tend to act first and then pray!<\/p>\n

God gave Daniel the interpretation of the dream. Daniels responded to God with this reaffirmation:<\/p>\n

And He [God} changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings, He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding. He reveals deep and secret things. He knows what is in the darkness, And light dwells with Him.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Now,\u00a0the interpretation to the dream was not good news\u00a0for the King, The King was about to hear how his kingdom would be destroyed. Knowing this, would Daniel have the confidence to go to the king and tell him this bad news? Daniel faced a crisis of confidence.<\/p>\n

Again, Daniel goes into the uncertainty with the confidence that God is in control. He remembers the faithfulness of God\u00a0and what God\u00a0has done in the past. He believes that no matter how difficult the situation, God won’t let him down. God is with him.<\/p>\n

If you are sitting in darkness and uncertainty, remember who God is and His faithfulness to you. He loves and cherishes you and has not abandoned you despite grave circumstances. Our Lord sees in the darkness. He reigns over your circumstances and continues to love you. We don’t face difficulty on our own. God is with us, in us and goes before us. This is how our confidence is not shaken. Our confidence is in God!<\/p>\n

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