Testing the Water

This is the first note that I have begun writing without really thinking about it first. Let's see how it goes. 

What was the last thing that you've done that you regretted? I have a theory. I believe that most of the lessons we learn in life are learned in failure and not victory. One does not learn that an oven is hot by just looking at it and not touching it. One learns by burning his or her hand on the oven itself. 

What does this really mean though? Should we submit ourselves to everything without discretion? I don't believe so. I think there are many things that we don't have to experience in order to learn that we should avoid it. Take illegal drugs for example. We don't have to be aversely affected by drugs to learn that they're harmful. We should be able to see the negative effects of it on others. Still, we learn from the negative effects of it on others. Not from others breaking their addiction with crack. 

I guess what I'm trying to say is don't be afraid to test the waters, either theologically or literally. If we are reading God's Word as we ought to be we will know the things that are black and white and we will be able to work through the grey areas. Just remember we have been set free from the law not to turn back to sin, but to accomplish good works for His name.