You becoming attached to another person but not their cause can be a great thing. How? The mere physical presence of a person standing, sitting, laying down, or sleeping next to you not saying a word or not doing anything can bring you great contentment. However, their cause(s) at minimum should at least be acknowledged beyond their mere physical presence. Jesus's disciples had great contentment with Jesus's mere physical presence sleeping in a ship with him not saying a word and not doing anything However, once water start entering into the ship, Jesus responds to his disciples in a manner representing his cause (building their faith) and not his mere physical presence (what the disciples needed to accomplish could have been accomplished without Jesus's physical presence meaning Jesus was focusing on articulating his cause.) Even Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and other women were acknowledged in regards to the importance of Jesus's cause and not his mere presence. The women were consumed with his physical presence while the two men in shinning garments reminded them about the importance of his cause. Even up to Jesus's last days physically in the earth, there was a need for him to continuously communicate the importance of his cause(s) and not merely his physical presence. Keep in mind, Jesus did not deny the favorable acknowledgements in regards to his mere physical presence, but he definitely wanted his followers to remain awaken to his causes because his causes would be continuous and relevant (lasting) for betterment beyond his physical presence.
Notice, Jesus did not expect his followers to greater understand, join, and move forward in his causes without clearly articulating (communicating) his cause to his followers. Jesus's followers did not expect to greater understand Jesus and his causes without spending time with Jesus and asking him specific questions. With that being said, I hope that you clearly communicate your God-given causes for others to greater understand and hopefully others join for betterments. If sensed, listen for or ask others about their God-given causes. Why? Because it may be fitting for you to join other God-given causes for betterments. Your God-given causes may be greater discovered mingling with other God-given causes, that's exactly what happened with Jesus's disciples as they mingled with Jesus. You and your families have an amazing day!
"Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth. But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. And they came to him, and woke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm. And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commanded even the winds and water, and they obey him". Luke 8:22-25
"And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shinning garments: And they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, Saying, The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day risen again. And they remembered his words, And returned to the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to the rest. It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told theses things unto the Apostles. And the words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not". Luke 24:2-11
"Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken; Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself". Luke 24:25-27
"And being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard me". Acts 1:4
"And when the Day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with in accord in one place". Acts 2:1
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