Arion said: Even for the women I doubt if there is a female on this forum that if a man broke into your house to rape your daughter or molest your son that you would do everything in your power to stop him up to and including deadly force if it was called for.
Well see, now that borders on free will.
Proverbs 19:21 Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails.
I realize the need to be prepared and to be careful, and that's good. But I have gone overboard in an attempt to keep anything bad from ever happening, only to wind up super depressed, anxious and worried over something that may or may not happen. Anticipating and planning to counteract something bad, always seems to contradict this verse:
Phil. 4:8 whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
Not judging. I realize there are places in this world where people live their entire lives looking over their shoulder for no other reason than they have a different skin color. I'm not talking about that.