Does "Dare to Be a Daniel" Really Work?

A young man named Elijah had always been bold about his faith in Jesus Christ, but sometimes sharing it with those who were skeptical was a challenge for him.  In fact, sometimes he was just as hesitant as adults are.  One day he was walking his dog, and God spoke to him to talk to a boy from the neighborhood who was sitting on a park bench.  At first Elijah did not want to witness to this young man, because this guy had been known to beat people up for no reason.  It was difficult decision. 

So, Elijah kept on going.  But God was very insistent about talking to the young person.  Elijah gave into God that day, and the bully got saved!  Elijah not only completed the Dare to be a Daniel program, but he had also decided that missionary work is his calling from God.  "It frustrated me that so many people don't think God is real, where there are thousands of facts that prove He is.  There are 66 books in the Bible and 40 authors and all their facts line up.  That right there is a miracle," says Elijah.

Now I want to challenge you parents.  What would you think if your young person felt like God wanted he or she to be a missionary?  Would YOU resist and give them the "wet blanket"?  How would you respond?  See parents want their child to be a better Christian in the home, but they don't want that same child to be something for God on a foreign mission field.  And I'm sure that keeping that child close to you is of the utmost importance.  But think about this verse, "For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's."  I Corinthians 6:20. 

I'm reminded what a Negro preacher said to parents who had lost a small child, "Now He (God) didn't give you that baby, not by a hundred thousand miles; he just knew you needed some sunshine, and He (God) lent it to you for a while."  See parents, your children are just on loan from God, He created them, and they are His anyway.  I trust that you will not be selfish with your children and allow them to be whatever God wants them to be for His honor and glory.

----Pastor Fryer