Fear

Fear of the unknown can paralyze a person. Humans have an innate sense of self-protection. There are physiological auto-response actions and emotional response actions sometimes used to protect our existence. Some people can be so fearful, they are afraid to do most anything. However, many different things in any given day are activities we have not previously done, and so have unknown requirements or unexpected results and ramifications. Some of this fear or hesitancy can be overcome by trust in whomever may be advising or guiding the person. Strong trust is usually built on a history of positive results and lack of criticism or rejection. One key to this is a person doing the things they say or promise they will do. The stronger the history of such actions, the stronger is the trust a person can be trusted or expected to do what they say. Many people can be known by their expected actions, good or bad; this expectation becomes a kind of trust. Regarding our salvation, we can trust Jesus because He did what God asked Him to do and then  sacrificed himself for us. God demonstrated His acceptance of Jesus' actions by raising Him from the dead. Some translations use the word “trust,” for “believe” in Jn. 14:1-6. [Jesus said] “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.” - Jn. 14:1 (ESV). To be functional in society, we must learn who to trust to what level. We must pursue this trust, depending on the Holy Spirit, for guidance toward the best decisions along our unique individual spiritual journey.