Stand firm...

Daniel 1:11-16
11Daniel then said to the guard whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, 12“Please test your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink. 13Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you see.” 14So he agreed to this and tested them for ten days. 15At the end of the ten days they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food. 16So the guard took away their choice food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead.

Daniel did not want to defile himself with the rich foods and wine sacrificed to pagan idols. He was convicted by God through the Holy Spirit, that little voice you hear all time, to not eat those foods but to request vegetables and water.  

God had a plan for Daniel and his friends.  He used them to accomplish much for the Jewish people who were in captivity at that time.  This was a special diet that we should all follow: following what God wanted us to do in order to bring about God's will. 

So,  when we hear that still small voice telling us to do something counter to our current culture, for His will-His plan, please know that He will also give you the strength to do it...just like He gave Daniel the strength to ask for a different meal plan which they all could have been beheaded for, but it was God's will!

Father,  please help us to listen to the Holy Spirit and rest in the knowledge that you will give us the strength to do your will.  In Jesus name we pray. Amen