The Safety Net Traps You

“Words of the Preacher: A study of the wisdom of Ecclesiastes”

It seems out society has becoming obsessed with safety. Think back to how many safety features that are now considered “essential” that we just didn’t have twenty years ago. We all want to be safe, so we accept them, even to the point of absurdity. I don’t know about you but sometimes it seems to get carried away. Everything has to be padded, protected, sanitized, and secured to the nth degree. We foolishly think we can make everything perfectly safe.

               But Preacher tells us differently in Ecclesiastes 10:8-9, “He who digs a pit may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a wall. He who quarries stones may be hurt by them, and he who splits logs may be endangered by them.” Any activity comes with some inherent danger. That doesn’t mean we should stop doing them. We can’t control everything that may happen and thinking we can locks us into a prison of fear and worry. Even safety needs to be tempered by wisdom.