The law of cause and effect is in play all around us. If we throw a ball or fire off a round the result of our action will be felt far from us and this result though caused by us and in spite of our finest aim and best intentions, is out of our control. So it is with spiritual truth. God has placed into the world around us certain spiritual decisions that all have cause and effect. When we act based upon a cause that is unwise won't the ensuing result be negative spiritually? Conversely our positive decisions must have a positive effect spiritually since the world that is seen is directly connected to the world that is unseen. So I determine today to study the spiritual effects of my actions (as much as that is possible) and understand the cause for which they were put into play. Not for the purpose of explaining the ways of God which are beyond our capacity to search, and not for the purpose of attaining any grace, favor, or gain for myself, but instead for the purpose of building a deeper faith in the faithfulness of the Father of lights in whom is no shadow of turning.