“Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young.”
~Sir Arthur Wing Pinero

It has been located within the deepest trials of my life that I have been given the gorgeous opportunity to see every line and angle and the marvelous structure of the Almighty’s face. We don’t want the trials, but we wouldn’t get so close to our Lord without them. No one likes to struggle or suffer, but if we harness it and treat it like a sort of gift,

“Then Daniel distinguished himself…because an excellent spirit was in him…” Daniel 6:3

Have you ever known someone who did things to excellence or seen something done beyond well done? Going the extra mile and pouring your very best into something is different from “being perfect”. But rather it is about allowing Gods perfection to make residence within our hearts and then flow through us as He guides us to do.

If you want to go to the next level, then you must first begin by taking some time to “press in”. Pressing

A Word About Loyalty—

Dictionary dot com defines loyal as this–

characterized by or showing faithfulness to commitments, vows, allegiance, obligations, etc.: loyal conduct.

Loyalty is not something you arrive at, loyal is something you are. Loyalty doesn’t birth in a trial, the presence of loyalty manifests within the trial because it was already there, prepared and ready.

“Lord, the God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac and Israel, keep these desires and thoughts in the hearts of your people forever, and keep their hearts loyal to you.”

1 Chron. 29:18

Loyalty to Heaven is not confined to

Fiery trials always pre-empt promotion…

“Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the province of Babylon.” Daniel 3:30

In the Book of Daniel we gain powerful insight from four men who lived right. These men were on God’s Path, understood to a degree His plan…at-least enough to remain on the Path moving toward God’s plan.

As we enter the scene let me paint the landscape—

Daniel was set apart having already been thrown into the lions den only to be found the next morning to have made friends with furry felines with