I wonder how Daniel felt when he was thrown into the lions den or the three Hebrew children when they were thrown into the fire. Were they claiming Bible verses or were they so settled in their faith that they had no fear at all? Whatever they did we know that they had a solid trust in God and his ability to get them through.
I remember the day I took a young black man on his first deer hunting trip. I will call him a man even though I was old enough to be his dad. This young man had not grown up in a hunting or fishing family and was never exposed to this wonderful sport and to what lessons it teaches.
We are deep into January and I hope the New Year resolutions you made are still going strong. The most popular declarations usually involve better eating habits and exercise into our daily routines.