Daniel 1:8 “But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.”
Daniel 1:19-20 “And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king. And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.”
Daniel 6:3 “Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.”
One of the most iconic elements of Air Force pilot training is the morning standup. During these daily sessions, students are quizzed in front of their peers on general flying knowledge and system specifics. However, maybe the most challenging part of the standup are the emergency scenarios.
During these events, an instructor provides a detailed description of the situation and the emergency indications. They then pick a student and say, “Lieutenant, you’ve got the aircraft!”
The student is then expected to stand up and describe in detail to the instructors and other students in the flight what they will do to handle the situation. It’s a bit nerve racking and disorienting to be put on the spot in such a way.
Yet, there is an important lesson here. It is a lot easier to handle the challenges of the aviation environment during a standup than when a pilot is actually airborne. The stress of the standup is intentionally designed to prepare student pilots for the greater stressors of an operational environment. It is said that it is best to initially prepare for challenges when you are at 1G and 0 knots – as compared to the ever-changing conditions, time compression, and pressure that accompany a real-life emergency.
Daniel did exactly that! He prepared for the challenges to follow before they came. He conducted his own personal standup at 1G and 0 knots, purposing in his heart that he would do right and stay right. As a result, he was able to successfully deal with the ever-changing conditions, time compression, and pressure that accompanied his real-life emergencies.
PLEASE PRAY FOR AMERICAN CHRISTIANS TO PREPARE OURSELVES NOW FOR THE INEVITABLE CHALLENGES IN OUR FUTURE. The preparations we make at 1G and 0 knots will pay great dividends in our ability to handle the real-life emergencies that will follow.
ADMIN: I won’t be publishing a PLUS blog next weekend, but please keep praying faithfully for widespread revival in the United States of America while preparing for the future challenges!
