If people are trying to scare you, maybe you should be scared. The people who aren't afraid of anything are the most likely to end up in jail and/or the emergency room, and fhe soonest to end up in caskets.
Conservatives trust God, but they don't want to ask God to do things they should be able to do themselves. I imagine God may have gotten fed up with our lack of self-reliance and asked "Do I have to do everything myself?" at least once.