If you want to find your place in God’s kingdom, you need to cultivate a spirit of excellence! In fact, we see that an excellent spirit is what distinguished Daniel from among his peers in Daniel 5:14 when the king says to him: “I have heard of you, that the Spirit of God is in you, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in you.”

When others “hear” of you...are they seeing the Spirit of God inside you? Are they hearing that you are full of light, understanding and excellent wisdom just like Daniel was? 

If you can’t answer “yes” just yet, that’s okay! No need to beat yourself up. Instead, let’s decide today that we are going to be men and women that reflect God with excellence in everything we do! 

One of the most common enemies to excellence is haste. Sometimes we are in such a rush to get to the finish line and move on to the “next thing” that we get sloppy. Cultivating excellence might simply mean slowing down a bit and taking your time to ensure you are bringing glory to God in everything we do! 

1 Corinthians 10:31 encourages us: So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

Because if Daniel can do it, we can too! 

(If you’re following along in our “Getting A Grip On The Basics of Serving God” workbook, this lesson is from Chapter 5: How to find your place.) 

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