Someone approached me at work today and commented on my faith level. I recounted a story I once heard a pastor tell. It was in the context of crossing over to eternity, but I think it also applies to faith. We are like children going on a train trip--a new adventure, as it were. Parents will never give their children the tickets to pass to the train conductor until right before they step onto the train. Why? The children might be scared or nervous. They might lose the ticket. They might not even know they are going on a trip because they haven't been told by their parents. The bottom line is that God will give us what we need at the appropriate time to get through any difficult circumstance. When we step onto the train, we will have the appropriate ticket. And, guess what? We didn't have to pay for a thing...
