When we get nervous about the unknown, we can make mountains out of mole hills. But we aren’t by ourselves. Loads of people down through history have made the same mistake.

Take the Israelites, for example. God had delivered them from Egyptian bondage through a series of mystifying miracles at the hand of Moses. Then Moses led them on a three-month journey to Mount Sinai. There God called Moses to the top of the mountain for a meeting with him. Soon Moses came down from the mountain with the Ten Commandments. In due time, God called Moses back to the mountain, and there he remained for forty days and nights (Exodus 24:18).

Moses had become the central figure of stability for the Israelites. After all, he had been the leader of God’s people even before they were set free from Egyptian bon…