Faith, Fear, and Wisdom

I have had a hard couple of weeks as I have tried to figure out God's direction in my and my family's immediate life. I wish I had the faith of Abraham when God told him to sacrifice his son, Isaac on the alter. That was the kind of faith that says "God said to do it, I don't understand it...but I am going to do it anyway." Instead I am probably more like Abraham earlier in life when God had promised him and Sarah a son but they had gotten old, Sarah was barren, and Abraham decided that maybe he should take things into his own hands and conceived a son with Hagar, Sarah's hand-maiden. I guess that Abraham thought God needed a little help...that maybe God had made a mistake when he told him that he and SARAH would concieve a son. That is probably more like me.

That leads me to wonder about the relationship between faith, fear, and wisdom. I am probably going to pose more questions here than answers....and I would welcome anyones insight.

- Fear opposes Faith
- Faith opposes Fear
- There is Wisdom in Faith
However....here is the part that concerns/confuses me.
- Fear can disquise itself as Wisdom!

I think that is what Abraham did. He thought it out too much. Logically it didn't make sense. He must have thought that it was obvious that this was going to have to be up to him because even Sarah laughed at the idea of her giving birth at her age.

I think God wants us to make wise decisions full of Faith. How do I acknowlege Fear for what it is when it may appear as Wisdom?