Daniel 6:10 describes a man under enormous political pressure and personal threat, and his response is quietly extraordinary: "Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before." Just as he had done before. This is the key phrase. Daniel's prayer life did not emerge in the crisis — it was already there. He had a long-established practice of daily, faithful, devoted prayer. The crisis did not change what he did. It revealed what had always been true of him. This is the power of devotion in the daily — the small, consistent practices of faith that, over time, build a life that cannot be shaken by circumstances. Daniel did not pray dramatically. He went to his room, opened his window, got on his knees, and prayed. Three times a day. Nothing flashy. Nothing public. Just faithful. The laws of the Medes and Persians could not stop him because his prayer life was not dependent on favorable conditions. It was simply what he did. How would your faith hold up under crisis? The answer depends almost entirely on what your faith looks like when there is no crisis. The person who prays daily, reads Scripture daily, and practices gratitude daily will find that those habits become anchors when life gets hard. Devotion in the ordinary moments is what produces resilience in the extraordinary ones. Be faithful in the daily. What you do every day determines who you become.