For such a time as this

Daniel 1
- Preparation for the future
- God chooses people preparing for the future
- one of the best Books about Christian leadership

What are the 4 lessons about discipleship:
1. God has a plan and purpose for all of us
- everybody has a role to play in God's kingdom
- even in tragic situation like Daniel
- ethics set them apart not ability

2. God is currently preparing for this goal of His purpose
- you are not here by accident
- God is preparing you or something greater
- everything we do is an act of worship to God
- whatever you do, you do it with all your heart
- it's not about the grades but about the attitude
- be serious about what you doing at where you are
- you need to see your current situation as a training

3. God is currently testing your characters for His missions 
- compromise their faith situation take faith in Daniel and Joseph's live
- because they did not seek power therefore God entrusted them power
- Daniel was willing to lose anything for God
- he is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose (Jim Elliot)

4. We need to grow up as a teen 
- Daniel was not alone but as a team with 3 friends
- finding friends that share the same sense of mission

Once you identified God's purpose in your life...find people who share the same path of you. It is important to sustaining your passion. Iron sharpens iron.

Message to the parents and all the adults:
- not to stand in their way as they follow the way of God
- God will take care of our children more than parents can

Conclusion to the youth:
God is preparing for such a time as this.  You are not here by accident. Malaysia needs you and the world needs you. God has a purpose for your life.

Source: Sharing by Dr Goh Chee Leong, 17.08.2014