today on Summit Life with J.D. Greer.

Fairlessness is ultimately rooted in pride.

You don't pray consistently and fervently

because you are convinced that if you reach down deep enough

and try hard enough for long enough,

you're going to eventually find the resources to overcome.

But at some point, listen, at some point, that is going to fail you.

As welcome back to Summit Life, the gospel-centered Bible teaching ministry of J.D. Greer. As always, I'm your host, Molly

Vitovich. Today we arrive at the most famous story in the book of Daniel, the lion's den.

Daniel provides an incredible example of courage in the midst of adversity. But as much as we make

of Daniel's night with the lions, his courage was actually forged long

before that faithful night.

You see, courage is not just summoned in a moment.

Courage is usually developed through a lifetime.

Remember, if you've missed any of the previous messages in this teaching series, you can

find them online, or you can download all of the complete unedited message

transcripts at jd.gere.com. Pastor J.D. has titled today's message, courage is a habit.

Today, we are going to look at one of the top three most famous stories in your Bible, the story of Daniel and the Lions

Den. But get this, in the 20 years or so that I have served here as your pastor at the

Summit Church, I have never one time, not once preached on this passage, not even once.

This story is the last of the fast-paced Daniel

doing battle in Babylon narratives in the book of Daniel. Actually, there's one more in chapter nine

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