Daniel's excellence caused him to stand head and shoulders over the rest. We should strive to have excellence in all areas of our lives, e.g. exams, punctuality. Having an excellent spirit.

Colossians 3: 23

We work not for men, but for God. The responsibility(studies too) is given to us by God. Strive for excellence.

Genesis 39: 5-6 (Joseph's spirit of excellence)

When we are working with a spirit of excellence, everything is bound to be successful!

The Enemy of Excellence : D.I.T. Syndrome.
It can cause us to fail our exams, drop out of school, land marriages in divorce.

D.I.T. Syndrome: Do It Tomorrow.

Clear your desk today! Clear your doubts and study today!(okay, this applies to me..)
This syndrome is a sign of laziness, and God doesn't like a lazy servant.

Excellence doesn't equal Perfection.

Excellence is our best effort with limited resources.
God will honour your spirit of excellence.

If excellence means improving from a F9 to a B4, that's excellence!


2) Personal Purity and Integrity (v4b -5)

Daniel had integrity despite living in a corrupt environment. Likewise, we can and should exercise integrity even though the world teaches otherwise. In fact, Daniel's only "problem" was that he loved God too much!(Daniel 6: 11)

Do we use vulgarities?
Do we cheat?
Do we dare to stand up for what is right, even if it means getting ourselves into a whole lot more trouble?

Romans 12: 2

Hold on to biblical values and integrity. Do not do something which we are afraid to be found out doing.

Proverbs 10: 9

3) A Consistent Walk With God (v10)

Daniel still prayed to God consistently. Daniel still found the time to pray and spend time with God regardless of the high official posts he holds. Likewise, we would certainly have time to spend time with God even during the exam period. The lack of time is never a reason, it's more of an excuse.