Jamie Winship Devotional - Pray Toward the Threat, Not Away From It

When adversity comes, most of us close the windows. We back away from God. We hide from the threat. We change our posture the moment the thing we prayed for starts falling apart. Daniel doesn’t. In Daniel 6, the decree is signed. The lion’s den is the penalty. Daniel knows it. And he goes upstairs, throws the windows open toward Jerusalem, gets on his knees, and prays the same way he always has. Jamie Winship walks through that moment and asks a better question than “How do I get out of this?” What do You want me to know? What do You want me to do? He compares Joseph and Daniel—both faithful, both men of integrity, both in pagan power structures. Joseph survives. Daniel transforms three dynasties. The difference isn’t talent. It’s a life of experiential prayer. It’s a posture that doesn’t switch when the circumstance does. Daniel doesn’t fight the people coming after him. He doesn’t withdraw from them. He doesn’t get his identity from the threat. He stays connected to God, to himself, and even to the ones trying to harm him—and he walks forward with the windows open. That’s the connected worldview. That’s how you start something, hit an obstacle, and keep going without becoming smaller. If something in your life has gone sideways—a new work, a company, a calling, a relationship—this is the invitation: keep the windows open. Identity Exchange is a training agency that helps individuals and teams discover new levels of creativity and resiliency within the framework of true identity. Live fearlessly in your true identity.  For resources, courses, coaching, and training. Visit https://www.identityexchange.com  ORDER Jamie Winship’s Book, Living Fearless: Exchanging the Lies of the World for the Liberating Truth of God | Preorder Jamie's New Book: The War of Worldviews → https://amzn.to/3WE29E3 Follow Jamie Winship on social media: Instagram: https://instagram.com/thejamiewinship Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thejamiewinship Follow Donna Winship on social media: Instagram: https://instagram.com/thedonnawinship Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedonnawinship