A Parable of Two Brothers

I have two sons, they could not have more different personalities. The oldest, as an infant, was very independent and loved to be held by any and all. If his mother or I held him he would push away from us in order to look around at all the activity. Also, he was terrified of the vacuum cleaner or the blender. If we were to vacuum or blend anything he would begin screaming and we would have to take him into a different room.
On the other hand, the younger son, as an infant wanted nothing to do with anyone other than mom and dad. It took him many months to even warm up to being held by his grandmothers and after more than a year, he is still uncomfortable with people at our church holding him. However, he had no problem with the vacuum cleaner or the blender, in fact, he was very curious about them and often crawled into the path of the vacuum to get a better look.
Here is where the parable application comes in. It seems to me that the child that was the most independent developed the greatest fear of the vacuum and blender whereas the child who had the closest connection to his parents had no fear of the vacuum and blender. Perhaps the younger brother recognized that any instrument, no matter how noisy, in the hands of the parent could not harm him and therefore was not something to be feared and avoided.
I think that is often how Christians view God. Those who are more independent tend to become more fearful and shaken up by the "vacuums" of our lives, those things God allows to test and strengthen our faith. We run to God in fear and pray, "Why is this happening to me?" On the other hand, those Christians who draw near to God daily and develop a deep intimacy and dependence upon Him do not wring their hands and tremble when everything seems to fall apart. They realize that those things which we fear are nothing more than a tool in the hands of our Heavenly Parent, Who loves us and will not allow us to experience anything more than what we can handle.
This parable became especially meaningful to me this week because my new-born nephew was sent to Neonatal Intensive Care with dangerous lung issues. God is in control, even of this.