Daniel 2:24-49

· The Need for Humility

Pride Test:

- In conversations I prefer speaking about myself or having others talk about me rather than listening about other people.
- In most situations I am thinking about how things will benefit me, reflect on me, or work in my favor.
- If I’m honest, when making decisions I tend to do what I think is best for me rather than what would glorify God.
- When someone says I have hurt or offended them, I tend to think they are the one with the problem.
- When good things happen for other people, I tend to get jealous and have a hard time being happy for them.
- I desire a lot of attention and affirmation.
- I think I’m generally better than most people.
- I am not a generous person and am more prone to take than to give.
- I feel like the world would be a better place if people just agreed with the way I think they should behave.
- I have a hard time not winning and am an overly competitive person.
- It is more common for people to serve me than for me to serve them.
- It bothers me when I do something good and do not receive credit for it.
- I have a hard time giving compliments to others, speaking well of others, and honoring others.
- I feel like certain menial tasks are below me and should be done by someone else.
- I hide my Christian convictions when I am with people who might disagree with me, judge me, or reject me.
- I have a hard time taking orders, receiving correction, or being under authority.
- I think about myself more than I think about God and other people.
- I prefer to be the teacher informing others rather than the student who is learning.
- I care a lot about how I appear to others—my appearance, possessions, and people with whom I associate.
- I tend to brag about myself and criticize others.

· Trust in His Divine Purpose

- David Jeremiah says, “You may not know what the future holds, but you know who holds the future. Since the whole world is in God’s hands, your world is in God’s hands.”

- “Society today is held together by treaties that can be broken, promises that can be ignored, traditions that can be forgotten, organizations that can be disabled, and money-making enterprises that can fail – all of it iron mixed with clay!” – Warren Wiersbe

· Jesus is our Rock

- “On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God. Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us.” Psalm 62:7-8

Application:

1) Be a blessing to your community
2) This world is not our home
3) Share Jesus