Daniel 1 & 2:1-23

I decided to take it back and read Daniel.
So the land in which Daniel lives is over taken by a bad guy. Daniel and three others are summoned by the king to learn, study, train, and serve. They are the best of the best, the smartest, the youngest, the strongest, etc. And they are supposed to live and serve this king in training for three years and then enter the kings service. I find it so interesting that Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah "resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine." Instead he ate nothing but vegetables and drank only water. And in the end they were healthier and better nourished than any other of the men.
I wonder what could be considered "royal food and wine" in my life. What can I cut out, {eat only the vegetables}, and totally trust God in...? Hmmmm I'll be thinking/praying on that one today.

And in Daniel's words:
Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever;
wisdom and power are his.
He changes times and seasons;
he desposes kings and raises up others.
He gives wisdom to the wise
and knowledge to the discerning.
He reveals deap and hidden things;
he knows what lies in darkness,
and light dwells with him.
I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors...

Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever!