“Superficiality is the curse of our age…The desperate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent or gifted people, but for deep people.“ R Foster, Celebration Of Discipline
I recently joined a bunch of college guys on Purdue campus for a Bible study on spiritual disciplines. We pondered what practices equip us to be “more than conquerors” in our daily lives. The Bible is full of great examples but Daniel, the lion’s den guy, stood out.
Daniel was a young man from nobility, without any physical defect, handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of learning, well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace. Who of us could maintain a humble heart with such recognition and potential?
Even so, Daniel was rigorous in his daily prayer life, diet, and lifestyle. Even a death threat couldn’t detour him!
As I thought about his example of discipline, I was deeply humbled by my casual Christian walk. We all were. It’s time to reassess our lifestyles and pray for wisdom to become “Daniel Deep.” If we can do this, we’ll have a chance to regain our influence with our youth, communities and culture.
As these statistics suggest, there’s definitely room for improvement:
- Religious households give 2.26% of their income to charity, compared to 1.8% given by the general population.
- If churchgoers all began giving 10% of their income, an extra $161 Billion would be given to charity.
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