Essential Skills for Following Jesus

Wisdom (Pt. 3) From Fear To Trust

“Fear is the way to trust. But fear is not trust.”¹

A young boy was surprised by a drawing of Alexander Hamilton laying right in front of him on the sawdust-covered floor. His parents had unexpectedly presented him with tickets to a Texas rodeo. He had dressed the part in his hat, jeans, belt buckle and boots so he would fit right in when they arrived at the arena, presented their tickets and walked to their seats.

It was as they were en route to their seats that he saw the ten-dollar bill. It was neatly folded and lying innocently on the ground. He bent down to make it his own. But unexpectedly Hamilton jumped forward beyond his grasp. He continued his pursuit without giving it any further thought. He took a few steps forward, bent down again, and reached for the bill. Again it jumped forward.