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When have you experienced something where it was in your greatest need that the help you needed came the closest to you? Maybe it was something like some type of emergency response that you normally don't notice or think about, but when you needed it to be there it was closer than ever.

START THINKING

Read Daniel 6:3-5. What do you think is the connection between Daniel's "success" and his faithfulness and obedience to follow God?

When his opposers called his faith "rules of religion" what were they not fully understanding about Daniel's faith? How do you think this is similar to those people in our lives who see us living for Jesus? What might they assume and what might they not fully understand?

How does that influence the way we can talk about our faith and put our faith on display to be different?

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Read Daniel 6:10. What sticks out to you about Daniel's response to this attack that has come his way? What does it inspire you to do?

When you began to follow Jesus, or throughout your time as a Christ follower, when have you felt under attack? Did you respond like Daniel? Why or why not?

What would it look like for us to respond like Daniel?

Read Daniel 6:19-26. Daniel's victory put God on display and gave Him glory. When have you experienced or seen something like this? Why was it obvious that God deserved the credit for the victory?

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What do you sense that the Holy Spirit is leading you to do or teaching you through this? What are you going to do about it?

Who are the people in your life that may see your faith as the "rules of religion"? How can you live and respond like Daniel so that they, too, might surrender to following Jesus?

START PRAYING

Pray for what each of you shared above. Pray that each of us would persevere and trust God to come closer and stronger than any attack that comes our way! Pray that the other people in our lives would see God's glory in those victories that come and that they would follow Jesus, too.