"I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king’s matter.
Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.
Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.
The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof?
Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;
But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these."
Daniel 2:23-28
This is part of the story of Daniel interpreting King Nebuchadnezzar's dream. The main challenge in this task was that the king had forgotten the dream, and he wanted his wise men to not only tell him the interpretation, but also tell him the dream itself. Even now, thousands of years later, the wisdom of the world can't accomplish this. But God could do it, and under threat of death, Daniel prayed with his companions to know the answer, and he was given the answer.
I think that often we ascribe human weaknesses to God and assume that he can't make things right when we can't see a way out. We feel hopeless and powerless to change things, and we give up, thinking there is nothing we can do. We forget that God is a God of miracles who created the earth and everything in it. He saved the Israelites. He gave the Brother of Jared light to cross the ocean. He gave Lehi the Liahona. He raised people from the dead, and he does miracles today just as he has always done, when we have faith in him and look to him for help.
Today, let's make a change. When we feel like a situation is hopeless or beyond help, let's take a tiny bit of faith and instead of giving up, let's pray. As we pray our hearts out to God and ask him what to do, he will help us know. He can change hearts, even ours. He can help us overcome our weaknesses. He can give us hope when all seems lost. Nothing is too hard for him. He will help us learn and change, and he will fight our battles. Let's remember that God can see more and do more than we can possibly imagine, and have enough faith to reach out for help. He will not leave us comfortless.
