It was a river that Asbury crossed at flood tide in order to preach to the people in that chapel. I can only imagine Wesley might have been more than a little anxious crossing a river at flood tide. But he did it. Parents are not afraid to step in front of a truck when the do so to rescue a child. Firefighters enter burning buildings every day because their goal is to save lives and reduce destruction.
Anxiety diminishes in the face of overwhelming purpose.
Elijah had lost his sense of call. He ran away from God and his call, when anxiety took the place of purpose. We've looked at arrogance and anxiety. Let's look at alternatives. Hal Brady likes to tell a story from the sports world about Bill Parcells, one of the most celebrated coaches in professional sports today, who started out coaching in the mid-'70s at Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas.