Genesis Arrives

Welcome to the Lion's Den. It is here that I will attempt to retrieve the enigmatic musings from my convoluted cortex and regurgitate them here.
Let me begin by explaining the meaning behind the naming of my blog. The Lion's Den is in reference to a few biblical events.

The first being from 2 Samuel 23:20-23
"20 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a valiant fighter from Kabzeel, who performed great exploits. He struck down two of Moab's best men. He also went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion. 21 And he struck down a huge Egyptian. Although the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club. He snatched the spear from the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear. 22 Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada; he too was as famous as the three mighty men. 23 He was held in greater honor than any of the Thirty, but he was not included among the Three. And David put him in charge of his bodyguard."
Benaiah is one of my favorite biblical figures despite the lack of information about him. However, the information we do have suggests he was basically and bluntly a badass who overcame his fears to better serve God. I will probably write more about Benaiah later.

The second biblical event is the more well known event of Daniel being thrown into the lions den. Daniel was punished by the King for praying to God and thrown into a Lions den to be killed, but God had other plans. Daniel 6:22-23
"22 My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, because I was found innocent in his sight. Nor have I ever done any wrong before you, O king." 23 The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den. And when Daniel was lifted from the den, no wound was found on him, because he had trusted in his God."
Daniel did nothing wrong, yet he was punished. We are not always in control of the events that befall us but we are always in control of how we respond to them. I can imagine the first thing Daniel did was pray and he probably had a great time that night playing with the lions. It was in the den of lions (a place which under normal circumstances most certainly meant death) that Daniel had an encounter with the living God (and I don't mean a near death experience). Daniel trusted in God and came out having experienced God. There maybe times where we don't come out of the Lions den unscathed or times we don't make it out at all. But despite the outcome, despite the circumstance, where is your trust? Where is your faith? Daniel's was in God.

Thus the title of my blog. A place to expel the enigmas which I encounter along my journey onto paper where they will be carefully dissected and analyzed to determine the lessons I have been led to overcome and retain with the hopes of encouraging and advising others in similar circumstances. Welcome and Enjoy