I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.
(Psalm 34:4-5 ESV)

Joseph came from a big family filled with strife. At 17, his brothers sold him into slavery. Many years later Joseph told his brothers, “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good…”
(Genesis 50:20 NIV)

Daniel saw the destruction of his homeland as a young man, and was forced into rigorous academic training under the nation that had destroyed his country. Somehow, in all the sorrow, Daniel’s relationship with God stayed strong as steel.