Maintaining Focus On God

Understand the Period By Reading the Book

Daniel understood the times that he lived in by reading the Word of God

Have you consulted the Word of God to surmise your situation?

Financially

1 Timothy 6:10 NKJV

10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Relationally

James 4:1 NKJV

1 Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members?

Spiritually

2 Peter 3:17 NKJV

17 You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked;

Physically

1 Corinthians 11:30 NKJV

30 For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep.

Emotionally

James 5:1 NKJV

1 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you!

How would God describe your consumption of His book, the Bible?

Maintain by Focusing on His Word

Deuteronomy 17:18–19 NKJV

18 “Also it shall be, when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write for himself a copy of this law in a book, from the one before the priests, the Levites. 19 And it shall be with him, and he shall read it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the Lord his God and be careful to observe all the words of this law and these statutes,

1 John 5:3 NKJV

3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.

Understand His Plan By Reading the Book

James 4:6 NKJV

6 But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.”

Daniel 9:3 NKJV

3 Then I set my face toward the Lord God to make request by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

Abstaining from food, and possibly drink, for a limited period of time as a mark of religious commitment and devotion or as an expression of repentance for sins.

How would God describe your pray life?

Maintain by Focusing on His Ways

Proverbs 4:23 NKJV

23 Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.

Jude 21 NKJV

21 keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

Understand the Purpose By Reading the Book

Daniel realize that God’s Will must be done and God’s name must be glorified.

How would God describe your focus on glorifying or uplifting Him?

Maintain by Focusing on His Will

Why do you do what you do?

Matthew 5:16 NKJV

16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

1 Corinthians 6:20 NKJV

20 For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.

1 Peter 2:12 NKJV

12 having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.

1 Peter 4:16 NKJV

16 Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this matter.