We’re in the second week of the new school year. All had been well until this week when my youngest grandson refused to ride the school bus. There was no way I could force him to get on as his cries of fear brought heartache to my soul. I took him to school and walked him to his class and he was fine. I promised him I would pick him up after school, which I did. When I began to prompt and ask him later, why he didn’t like riding the bus, he finally admitted he was “afraid” of another.
He was “afraid” as he put it to get on because he didn’t want his hair or ears pulled any more. I asked him if he had done anything to the young boy who was doing this to him, and he said, “no.” He admitted he was also “afraid” to tell the bus driver.
The next morning at the bus stop, I got off and waited with the rest of the kids for the bus. When I explained the situation, the bus driver indicated she would be more observant, and when the kids got home that evening, I was told that the she allowed my grandson to sit with his older sister.
Aside from that situation being resolved, I still noted his anxiety and lack of interest in going to school. Thus, we have begun to pray before he leaves to school. This has given him the confidence he needs to have a good day.
Personally, I can understand his apprehension. As a child I used to have similar episodes of fear and foreboding of the unknown. As an adult it sometimes happens as well. However, it has been the basic knowing of “praying about everything” that helps me adjust my mindset and just trust.
It is the haps of daily living that remind me of bible truths. This is the crux of triumphal faith. Matters of my daily life have been constant reminders to trust God in His “all-sufficiency.”
Psalm 56:3 “When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.” Trust makes all the difference. Life’s happenings remind us of this truth. And, as I teach this to my grandson, I remind myself, again and again.
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