Even if he does notDaniel 3:13-28Length: Long

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • What did the three young men believe about God that let them say "But if not…"?
   • Who was in the fire with them? What does that show you about God?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • Do you love the Giver, or mainly his gifts? What would change in your relationship with God if he said no to what you are asking for now?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • Name something you are asking God for right now. What step will you take this week to keep trusting him, whatever his answer?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who is going through a fire right now? How could you tell them that God walks into it with his people?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).