Daniel
6:10
“Now
when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home
to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three
times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his
God, just as he had done
before.”
In East TN in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park are these quiet walks. These are places to pull off and walk among the nature and experience the national park. When Karen and I were dating, we would often find a place to eat and the head up the National Park and go on a quiet walk. It was a great place to spend time together and we would enjoy the park. It was a true experience. In fact, because of those days, it is remains one of my most favorite places to be.
Daniel is over 80 years old. He spent that vast majority of that life in exile. His relief came when he would spend time with God. His refuge was in the love and life He shared with his creator.
Even after 80 years of dealing with the life of exile...Daniel remains a man that walked with God. His quiet walk in his everyday life was to pray and spend time with his God.
Walking
with God opens opportunities of integrity.
“A
store owner interviewed a young man for a job. He asked, "If I
hire you to work in my store, will you be honest and truthful?"
The young man answered, "I will be honest and truthful whether
you hire me or not."
Warren
Buffet said, "Somebody once said that in looking
for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity,
intelligence, and energy. And if they don't have the first, the other
two will kill you."
Daniel...was
a man of integrity. Integrity is the quality of being honest
and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness. Daniel
was not just known as a man of integrity, he lived his life on
unshakable ground because he was a man of integrity. He was honest
and demonstrated strong moral principles...he lived those principles
and he made them his habit.
Is
integrity a habit in your daily life?
You know I love ya, Don
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