Adam and Eve failed and when they did, they wanted to close their eyes, stick their fingers in their ears and go into hiding. Why were they so afraid?
Why So Afraid?
In the storm in Matthew 8, Jesus asked the disciples “why are you so afraid?” What was Jesus pressing at here?
“Perhaps God wants to move us to a deeper peace than we know, a deeper joy and rest than we have experienced — but perhaps we have to move through our insatiable fears of losing control to get there.”