Daniel’s Lions
It is day one of the Daniel Fast. Based on some of the text and conversations I have had with a few it has gotten hard already for lots of us. Stacey my wife has already given me the same look she gave me when she was in the birthing room when she was having our first child. It was that kind of look that says “This is all your fault.” Which is laughable since she is the driving force in our annual Daniel fast. But I don’t mind.
When I think about Daniel, the part of his story that most often crops up in my mind is the one when he stared down the pack of hungry Lions in the den and wins the heart of the King. Today I realized he had a much larger battle. Based on what he ate Daniel had to have been hungry as a lion pacing in the den wanting to win the heart of Burger King!
Day one is always a shock and a drag. I have made time to pray often, read my devotional, and walk with Stacey. All in all it has been a very good day.
January 2, 2012