The warmer weather of Spring is beginning to melt the ice off of nearby Silver Lake. However, just last month the lake was hosting lots of ice fishermen. Seeing them out there, I've decided, however, that even in the dead of winter, I wouldn't go out on the ice.
Or would I? Under what conditions would I trust the ice?
Well, I could certainly trust the ice if it was twelve inches thick.
However if I went out on this twelve inch thick ice, I'd be sure to take along some ice picks so that if I fell in, I could get back out. I'd wear a wet suit and a life jacket. Oh, and I think I'd like to have a rope tied around my waist and hooked to a big tree on shore; that way I could pull myself back to land with it. And perhaps I'd take a rubber boat along with me. Then I could climb into it if the ice broke and then wait for the Coast Guard helicopter that I had stationed on shore to pick me up. I've heard air boats that can skim across ice or water are good to have nearby to enact a rescue if necessary, so I'd make sure the pilots of those boats are keeping a close eye on me with high powered binoculars- just in case.
Like I said, I would be able to trust twelve inch thick ice on Silver Lake.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5
We say we trust in the Lord and then we make contingency plans just as thorough as my plans for going out on the trustworthy ice. Doesn't it seem illogical if we say we trust in something, and then we don't? I probably need to think about this some more.
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