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their turbans, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. Therefore, because the king’s command was urgent, and the furnace exceedingly hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished; and he rose in haste and spoke, saying to his counselors, “Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire?” They answered and said to the king, “True, O king.” “Look!” he answered, “I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.”’ (Daniel 3:13-25 NKJV)
There are times in our lives when it’s hard to do the right thing. Sometimes we know right away what the right thing to do is. Other times it might not be so easy.
However, if we ask the Holy Spirit for help and listen to the response that He speaks to our hearts, He will guide us. Either way, we must try not to let fear confuse us and complicate things. For example, the fear of what other people might say, do, or think about us. If the Lord is trying to move through us, it is better to be obedient.
I regret the times when I don’t do what I know I should do, at the time when I need to do it. I tend to completely overanalyze things but I am trying not to hesitate so much when God speaks. Sometimes fear holds me back and I allow myself to be discouraged. I am learning to face my fears and run towards the battle like David, but it can still be scary. However, the times that I am obedient I can always see a work of the Lord in the outcome.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, literally stood up to King Nebuchadnezzar at the risk of their lives for God. Nobody was standing and when everybody else bowed down and worshiped a gold image, they stood on their own and The Son of The Living God came to stand with them.
“When the timing is right somehow you’ll know… When nobody stands, stand on your own.”