Jan. 28, 2026
Sin City: Ep. 6: Lion's Den Faith — Refusing the Kool-Aid
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Connie Morris uses Daniel 6 to show how public favor can turn into public attack when you refuse to compromise. She explains how consistency exposes corrupt systems, how opponents criminalize conviction, and how God defends the faithful. Listeners are encouraged to stand firm, trust God amid intimidation.
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00:20 - Introduction to Bold Prayers
01:01 - Sin City Series Overview
07:41 - Encouragement and Connection
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Welcome to the Diary of a Black Woman podcast, where we pray bold prayers,
00:00:16.073 --> 00:00:19.953
walk in bold faith, and expect a bold God to show up.
00:00:20.093 --> 00:00:25.673
I'm your host, Connie Morris, and we open every episode with the same unshakable
00:00:25.673 --> 00:00:29.613
confidence Jabez had in 1 Chronicles 4.10.
00:00:29.893 --> 00:00:35.613
Lord, bless me indeed, enlarge my territory, let your hand be with me,
00:00:35.973 --> 00:00:39.973
keep me from evil, and keep me from causing pain. And the Bible says,
00:00:40.493 --> 00:00:41.813
God granted his request.
00:00:42.033 --> 00:00:45.573
So if you're here today, get ready, because we're praying big,
00:00:45.953 --> 00:00:51.813
believing big, and walking in everything God promised. Let's begin.
00:01:01.335 --> 00:01:05.215
Hello and welcome back to Diary of a Black Woman podcast. I'm your host Connie
00:01:05.215 --> 00:01:08.335
Morris and we're still on the series of Sin City.
00:01:08.775 --> 00:01:13.675
Today it's episode six, When Standing Makes You a Target.
00:01:14.075 --> 00:01:19.235
I want to welcome everybody back. And so up to this point, we talked about refusing
00:01:19.235 --> 00:01:25.615
the Kool-Aid, losing discernment, paying the cost, and what happens when God publicly backs you.
00:01:26.375 --> 00:01:32.595
Today, we're talking about what comes next, because this is a moment where many people get confused.
00:01:33.215 --> 00:01:42.115
Public backing often turns into public attack, and that doesn't mean that God has changed his mind.
00:01:42.875 --> 00:01:46.835
Daniel didn't just ask to be elevated. He didn't ask to be elevated.
00:01:47.035 --> 00:01:51.595
God did that, and Scripture tells us what happened next.
00:01:51.935 --> 00:01:56.755
Let's go to Daniel 6.4. it says, at this time, the administrators, the SAT.
00:01:57.941 --> 00:02:04.801
Tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel, but they could not find no corruption in him.
00:02:05.181 --> 00:02:09.881
Let that sink in. They weren't upset because Daniel was wicked.
00:02:10.181 --> 00:02:12.861
They were upset because Daniel was faithful.
00:02:13.661 --> 00:02:18.421
Sin City doesn't attack compromise. It attacks consistency.
00:02:19.001 --> 00:02:22.261
Daniel wasn't loud. He wasn't political.
00:02:22.601 --> 00:02:28.561
He wasn't confrontational. He simply refused to bend. And the Bible and the
00:02:28.561 --> 00:02:35.881
scripture tells us they could find no charge or fault because he was faithful, Daniel 6.4.
00:02:36.321 --> 00:02:41.601
That's the problem. When you don't drink the Kool-Aid, people can't control you.
00:02:41.841 --> 00:02:46.341
When people can't control you, they look for ways to silence you.
00:02:46.841 --> 00:02:48.541
Here's something people miss.
00:02:49.341 --> 00:02:51.801
Daniel enemies didn't accuse him of sin.
00:02:52.621 --> 00:02:57.201
They changed the law. Daniel 6-7 says, they said to the king,
00:02:57.461 --> 00:03:03.621
issue a decree that anyone who prays to any God or human being other than you
00:03:03.621 --> 00:03:06.061
should be thrown into the lion's den.
00:03:06.241 --> 00:03:09.081
Daniel 6-7, that's sin city strategy.
00:03:09.521 --> 00:03:14.641
When you can't accuse a person, criminalize the conviction.
00:03:15.161 --> 00:03:22.781
Truth becomes illegal without ever being disproven. This is where people struggle.
00:03:23.601 --> 00:03:29.721
God could have stopped the decree. He didn't. Daniel could have prayed quietly. He didn't.
00:03:30.241 --> 00:03:34.281
Scripture says when Daniel learned that the decree had been published,
00:03:34.481 --> 00:03:41.361
he went home and prayed, giving thanks to his God just as he has done before.
00:03:41.761 --> 00:03:46.521
It didn't change Daniel. He stayed consistent. He stayed to his routine.
00:03:47.508 --> 00:03:52.108
Daniel didn't escalate. He didn't hide. He stayed consistent.
00:03:52.708 --> 00:03:56.668
Consistency is what exposes fallen systems.
00:03:57.048 --> 00:04:01.928
Daniel didn't change his behavior, but the environment redefined it.
00:04:02.288 --> 00:04:10.028
That's important. What was tolerated yesterday becomes dangerous today when it threatens power.
00:04:10.868 --> 00:04:16.488
Jesus warns us in Matthew 10, 22, everyone will hate you because of me.
00:04:16.808 --> 00:04:22.028
Not because you're offensive, but because you won't bow. This matters.
00:04:22.848 --> 00:04:27.548
The lion's den wasn't about punishment. It was about intimidation.
00:04:27.928 --> 00:04:32.528
If Daniel backed down, everyone else falls in line.
00:04:33.068 --> 00:04:39.128
But scripture tells us, my God sent his angel and he shut the mouths of the lion.
00:04:39.828 --> 00:04:45.208
That's what Daniel said in Daniel 6.22. God didn't remove Daniel from the den.
00:04:45.488 --> 00:04:48.008
He outperformed the threat.
00:04:48.628 --> 00:04:51.488
Here's the part Sin City never expected.
00:04:52.441 --> 00:04:58.781
The same king who signed the decree had to reverse it. That's in Daniel 6, 26.
00:04:59.221 --> 00:05:06.461
I issue a decree that in every part of my kingdom, people must fear and reverence the God of Daniel.
00:05:06.981 --> 00:05:11.681
Daniel didn't defend himself. God did. And that's the pattern.
00:05:12.581 --> 00:05:17.721
God allows public attack because it exposes false authority.
00:05:17.861 --> 00:05:22.641
It reveals true power. and it removes excuses.
00:05:23.201 --> 00:05:31.101
Daniel 4 says, so that the living may know that the most high rules in the kingdom of man.
00:05:31.361 --> 00:05:36.421
I love that verse because we go through good, bad, and ugly,
00:05:36.461 --> 00:05:40.601
but God is in each and every one of those situations.
00:05:41.001 --> 00:05:49.721
He wants you to be strong so that people can see that there's a God who rules in the kingdom of man.
00:05:50.121 --> 00:05:53.041
God is not sitting in heaven with his feet up.
00:05:53.810 --> 00:05:59.890
And just waiting for his time to show up on earth to take us all back to heaven.
00:06:00.170 --> 00:06:05.650
He is actively participating in the kingdom of man.
00:06:05.950 --> 00:06:10.690
I love that. Sin City learns through demonstration, not debate.
00:06:11.270 --> 00:06:16.470
God doesn't talk much. He performs. He shows up and shows out.
00:06:17.030 --> 00:06:23.930
Some of you are confused because standing for truth used to feel safe and now it feels risky.
00:06:24.070 --> 00:06:28.430
That doesn't mean you're wrong. It means the system has shifted.
00:06:28.830 --> 00:06:35.670
Daniel didn't stop praying. He didn't soften his obedience. He didn't negotiate the truth.
00:06:36.070 --> 00:06:39.190
He trusted God inside the threat.
00:06:39.470 --> 00:06:46.210
When you stand long enough, you will be targeted, Not because you're extreme,
00:06:46.430 --> 00:06:50.390
but because you are unmovable.
00:06:50.990 --> 00:06:59.750
Scripture says, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord.
00:07:00.130 --> 00:07:05.670
1 Corinthians 15, 58. And that is your assignment.
00:07:06.070 --> 00:07:10.310
This is the Diary of Black Women podcast. I'm your host, Connie Morris.
00:07:10.310 --> 00:07:16.670
And next time, we're going to talk about why God doesn't always rescue you immediately
00:07:16.670 --> 00:07:22.810
and what endurance provides that escape could never, never could.
00:07:23.150 --> 00:07:27.390
Stand firm, stand ready, and do not drink the Kool-Aid.
00:07:28.030 --> 00:07:30.090
I'll see you on the next episode.
00:07:41.684 --> 00:07:45.824
Family, thank you for spending this time with me today. To every woman listening
00:07:45.824 --> 00:07:51.604
who has ever felt hidden, overlooked, or pushed aside, I want you to hear me clearly.
00:07:51.904 --> 00:07:54.804
God has not forgotten you, and neither have I.
00:07:54.964 --> 00:08:00.264
That's why I moved everything to our new home on pod page, so you would have
00:08:00.264 --> 00:08:03.804
one place to connect with me, read the devotionals, listen to the podcast,
00:08:04.144 --> 00:08:06.044
and reach out whenever you need to.
00:08:06.184 --> 00:08:11.024
If you want to leave me a message, send an email, or simply find encouragement,
00:08:11.024 --> 00:08:14.724
It's all there at diaryofablackwomanllc.com.
00:08:14.804 --> 00:08:18.904
And if this podcast has blessed you and you want to support the work I'm doing,
00:08:19.124 --> 00:08:22.784
you'll find a Buy Me, a coffee link on the site as well.
00:08:23.044 --> 00:08:27.164
No pressure, just love and community. Before we leave, I want to speak the word
00:08:27.164 --> 00:08:30.164
that I close with every time because somebody needs this reminder today.
00:08:30.344 --> 00:08:33.104
It comes from Jeremiah 29, 11, 14.
00:08:33.584 --> 00:08:37.764
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you
00:08:37.764 --> 00:08:41.724
and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future, then you will call
00:08:41.724 --> 00:08:45.224
upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.
00:08:45.404 --> 00:08:49.044
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
00:08:49.244 --> 00:08:52.684
I will be found by you, declares the Lord.
00:08:53.104 --> 00:08:57.604
Beloved, God has a plan for your life, a real one, a good one,
00:08:57.604 --> 00:09:03.584
and as long as you keep seeking him, you will find him even from the hidden places. I love you.
00:09:03.724 --> 00:09:06.184
I'm praying for you, and I'll meet you next time.
00:00:10.013 --> 00:00:15.593
Welcome to the Diary of a Black Woman podcast, where we pray bold prayers,
00:00:16.073 --> 00:00:19.953
walk in bold faith, and expect a bold God to show up.
00:00:20.093 --> 00:00:25.673
I'm your host, Connie Morris, and we open every episode with the same unshakable
00:00:25.673 --> 00:00:29.613
confidence Jabez had in 1 Chronicles 4.10.
00:00:29.893 --> 00:00:35.613
Lord, bless me indeed, enlarge my territory, let your hand be with me,
00:00:35.973 --> 00:00:39.973
keep me from evil, and keep me from causing pain. And the Bible says,
00:00:40.493 --> 00:00:41.813
God granted his request.
00:00:42.033 --> 00:00:45.573
So if you're here today, get ready, because we're praying big,
00:00:45.953 --> 00:00:51.813
believing big, and walking in everything God promised. Let's begin.
00:01:01.335 --> 00:01:05.215
Hello and welcome back to Diary of a Black Woman podcast. I'm your host Connie
00:01:05.215 --> 00:01:08.335
Morris and we're still on the series of Sin City.
00:01:08.775 --> 00:01:13.675
Today it's episode six, When Standing Makes You a Target.
00:01:14.075 --> 00:01:19.235
I want to welcome everybody back. And so up to this point, we talked about refusing
00:01:19.235 --> 00:01:25.615
the Kool-Aid, losing discernment, paying the cost, and what happens when God publicly backs you.
00:01:26.375 --> 00:01:32.595
Today, we're talking about what comes next, because this is a moment where many people get confused.
00:01:33.215 --> 00:01:42.115
Public backing often turns into public attack, and that doesn't mean that God has changed his mind.
00:01:42.875 --> 00:01:46.835
Daniel didn't just ask to be elevated. He didn't ask to be elevated.
00:01:47.035 --> 00:01:51.595
God did that, and Scripture tells us what happened next.
00:01:51.935 --> 00:01:56.755
Let's go to Daniel 6.4. it says, at this time, the administrators, the SAT.
00:01:57.941 --> 00:02:04.801
Tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel, but they could not find no corruption in him.
00:02:05.181 --> 00:02:09.881
Let that sink in. They weren't upset because Daniel was wicked.
00:02:10.181 --> 00:02:12.861
They were upset because Daniel was faithful.
00:02:13.661 --> 00:02:18.421
Sin City doesn't attack compromise. It attacks consistency.
00:02:19.001 --> 00:02:22.261
Daniel wasn't loud. He wasn't political.
00:02:22.601 --> 00:02:28.561
He wasn't confrontational. He simply refused to bend. And the Bible and the
00:02:28.561 --> 00:02:35.881
scripture tells us they could find no charge or fault because he was faithful, Daniel 6.4.
00:02:36.321 --> 00:02:41.601
That's the problem. When you don't drink the Kool-Aid, people can't control you.
00:02:41.841 --> 00:02:46.341
When people can't control you, they look for ways to silence you.
00:02:46.841 --> 00:02:48.541
Here's something people miss.
00:02:49.341 --> 00:02:51.801
Daniel enemies didn't accuse him of sin.
00:02:52.621 --> 00:02:57.201
They changed the law. Daniel 6-7 says, they said to the king,
00:02:57.461 --> 00:03:03.621
issue a decree that anyone who prays to any God or human being other than you
00:03:03.621 --> 00:03:06.061
should be thrown into the lion's den.
00:03:06.241 --> 00:03:09.081
Daniel 6-7, that's sin city strategy.
00:03:09.521 --> 00:03:14.641
When you can't accuse a person, criminalize the conviction.
00:03:15.161 --> 00:03:22.781
Truth becomes illegal without ever being disproven. This is where people struggle.
00:03:23.601 --> 00:03:29.721
God could have stopped the decree. He didn't. Daniel could have prayed quietly. He didn't.
00:03:30.241 --> 00:03:34.281
Scripture says when Daniel learned that the decree had been published,
00:03:34.481 --> 00:03:41.361
he went home and prayed, giving thanks to his God just as he has done before.
00:03:41.761 --> 00:03:46.521
It didn't change Daniel. He stayed consistent. He stayed to his routine.
00:03:47.508 --> 00:03:52.108
Daniel didn't escalate. He didn't hide. He stayed consistent.
00:03:52.708 --> 00:03:56.668
Consistency is what exposes fallen systems.
00:03:57.048 --> 00:04:01.928
Daniel didn't change his behavior, but the environment redefined it.
00:04:02.288 --> 00:04:10.028
That's important. What was tolerated yesterday becomes dangerous today when it threatens power.
00:04:10.868 --> 00:04:16.488
Jesus warns us in Matthew 10, 22, everyone will hate you because of me.
00:04:16.808 --> 00:04:22.028
Not because you're offensive, but because you won't bow. This matters.
00:04:22.848 --> 00:04:27.548
The lion's den wasn't about punishment. It was about intimidation.
00:04:27.928 --> 00:04:32.528
If Daniel backed down, everyone else falls in line.
00:04:33.068 --> 00:04:39.128
But scripture tells us, my God sent his angel and he shut the mouths of the lion.
00:04:39.828 --> 00:04:45.208
That's what Daniel said in Daniel 6.22. God didn't remove Daniel from the den.
00:04:45.488 --> 00:04:48.008
He outperformed the threat.
00:04:48.628 --> 00:04:51.488
Here's the part Sin City never expected.
00:04:52.441 --> 00:04:58.781
The same king who signed the decree had to reverse it. That's in Daniel 6, 26.
00:04:59.221 --> 00:05:06.461
I issue a decree that in every part of my kingdom, people must fear and reverence the God of Daniel.
00:05:06.981 --> 00:05:11.681
Daniel didn't defend himself. God did. And that's the pattern.
00:05:12.581 --> 00:05:17.721
God allows public attack because it exposes false authority.
00:05:17.861 --> 00:05:22.641
It reveals true power. and it removes excuses.
00:05:23.201 --> 00:05:31.101
Daniel 4 says, so that the living may know that the most high rules in the kingdom of man.
00:05:31.361 --> 00:05:36.421
I love that verse because we go through good, bad, and ugly,
00:05:36.461 --> 00:05:40.601
but God is in each and every one of those situations.
00:05:41.001 --> 00:05:49.721
He wants you to be strong so that people can see that there's a God who rules in the kingdom of man.
00:05:50.121 --> 00:05:53.041
God is not sitting in heaven with his feet up.
00:05:53.810 --> 00:05:59.890
And just waiting for his time to show up on earth to take us all back to heaven.
00:06:00.170 --> 00:06:05.650
He is actively participating in the kingdom of man.
00:06:05.950 --> 00:06:10.690
I love that. Sin City learns through demonstration, not debate.
00:06:11.270 --> 00:06:16.470
God doesn't talk much. He performs. He shows up and shows out.
00:06:17.030 --> 00:06:23.930
Some of you are confused because standing for truth used to feel safe and now it feels risky.
00:06:24.070 --> 00:06:28.430
That doesn't mean you're wrong. It means the system has shifted.
00:06:28.830 --> 00:06:35.670
Daniel didn't stop praying. He didn't soften his obedience. He didn't negotiate the truth.
00:06:36.070 --> 00:06:39.190
He trusted God inside the threat.
00:06:39.470 --> 00:06:46.210
When you stand long enough, you will be targeted, Not because you're extreme,
00:06:46.430 --> 00:06:50.390
but because you are unmovable.
00:06:50.990 --> 00:06:59.750
Scripture says, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord.
00:07:00.130 --> 00:07:05.670
1 Corinthians 15, 58. And that is your assignment.
00:07:06.070 --> 00:07:10.310
This is the Diary of Black Women podcast. I'm your host, Connie Morris.
00:07:10.310 --> 00:07:16.670
And next time, we're going to talk about why God doesn't always rescue you immediately
00:07:16.670 --> 00:07:22.810
and what endurance provides that escape could never, never could.
00:07:23.150 --> 00:07:27.390
Stand firm, stand ready, and do not drink the Kool-Aid.
00:07:28.030 --> 00:07:30.090
I'll see you on the next episode.
00:07:41.684 --> 00:07:45.824
Family, thank you for spending this time with me today. To every woman listening
00:07:45.824 --> 00:07:51.604
who has ever felt hidden, overlooked, or pushed aside, I want you to hear me clearly.
00:07:51.904 --> 00:07:54.804
God has not forgotten you, and neither have I.
00:07:54.964 --> 00:08:00.264
That's why I moved everything to our new home on pod page, so you would have
00:08:00.264 --> 00:08:03.804
one place to connect with me, read the devotionals, listen to the podcast,
00:08:04.144 --> 00:08:06.044
and reach out whenever you need to.
00:08:06.184 --> 00:08:11.024
If you want to leave me a message, send an email, or simply find encouragement,
00:08:11.024 --> 00:08:14.724
It's all there at diaryofablackwomanllc.com.
00:08:14.804 --> 00:08:18.904
And if this podcast has blessed you and you want to support the work I'm doing,
00:08:19.124 --> 00:08:22.784
you'll find a Buy Me, a coffee link on the site as well.
00:08:23.044 --> 00:08:27.164
No pressure, just love and community. Before we leave, I want to speak the word
00:08:27.164 --> 00:08:30.164
that I close with every time because somebody needs this reminder today.
00:08:30.344 --> 00:08:33.104
It comes from Jeremiah 29, 11, 14.
00:08:33.584 --> 00:08:37.764
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you
00:08:37.764 --> 00:08:41.724
and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future, then you will call
00:08:41.724 --> 00:08:45.224
upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.
00:08:45.404 --> 00:08:49.044
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
00:08:49.244 --> 00:08:52.684
I will be found by you, declares the Lord.
00:08:53.104 --> 00:08:57.604
Beloved, God has a plan for your life, a real one, a good one,
00:08:57.604 --> 00:09:03.584
and as long as you keep seeking him, you will find him even from the hidden places. I love you.
00:09:03.724 --> 00:09:06.184
I'm praying for you, and I'll meet you next time.