Just like Daniel striving to live pure in Babylon, we must set ourselves up for success in a culture that demands excess. Our culture is constantly encouraging you to "defile yourself" with addictive substances, the pursuit of prosperity, selfish ambitions, and finding purpose in all the wrong places. Victory is on the other side of discipline.

Do you want to be like Daniel? Then you need to be disciplined. This story gives us two powerful principles to help us live a life of discipline despite challenges.