Following God

Reading the book of Daniel brings home much of what I have been listening to on my drive to and from work. Feeling lost a little lately I decided to listen to our speaker, Mike, from last summers mission trip. He was very inspiring and motivating. Upon returning to Quincy from the trip I was filled with a new sense of purpose and drive. Recently though, I have lost that and miss that feeling so I decided to renew that feeling by listening to Mike's CDs.

Mike talks a lot about giving yourself to God, following his will, letting him take over your life and following his lead. Not an easy task! The readings from Daniel corrolate quite a bit to some of what Mike talks about. These Kings thought that they were above following God, they could follow their own hearts desires. How wrong they were!

We are just like them to some extent. We do things that we know are wrong, we do not always listen to God speaking to us and we get stuck in the trap of going along with society. It's easier that way, right?

No one said that following God was going to be easy, but the reward at then end will all be worth it. That's the message I listened to tonight. The hard part is living this out in our daily lives when we feel alone.