When pressure mounts, our instinct is to lean harder on self-trust, convincing ourselves we can carry the weight. But Jesus calls us out of self-reliance into His steady presence, where strength is not achieved but received.

In a pre-technological world, there was no shortcut to survival. If you didn’t draw water, you didn’t drink. If you didn’t gather wood, you didn’t cook. If you didn’t sow seed or grind grain, you didn’t eat.