“‘Hush!’ said the other four, for now Aslan had stopped and turned and stood facing them, looking so majestic that they felt as glad as anyone can who feels afraid, and as afraid as anyone can who feels glad. The boys strode forward: Lucy made way for them: Susan and the Dwarf shrank back.

‘Oh, Aslan,’ said King Peter, dropping on one knee and raising the Lion’s heavy paw to his face, ‘I’m so glad. And I’m so sorry. I’ve been leading them wrong ever since we started and especially yesterday morning.’

‘My dear son,’ said Aslan. Then he turned and welcomed Edmund. ‘Well done,’ were his words. Then, after an awful pause, the deep voice said, ‘Susan.’ Susan made no answer but the others thought she was crying. ‘You have listened to fears, child,’ said Aslan. ‘Come, let me breathe on you. Forget them. Are you brave again?’

‘A little, Aslan,” said Susan'” (C. S. Lewis, Prince Caspian).

Susan had been giving Lucy a hard time. Her excuse was that Lucy had made the whole Aslan calling her business up. But really she was afraid.

How many times do you and I act out of fear? How many times do we doubt what we know to be true because of what our senses tell us?

Lest you and I forget, our senses can be deceived and can lie to us, but God never has and never will. Still we can be forgetful when we’re fearful.

But even then God calls to us and whispers our name. He still calls us out of fear and into faith. And not even failure can stop Him. It’s up to us to listen to the right voice.