Different sides of a coin

In church on Sunday the pastor talked about testing versus trusting and how they were two sides of a coin. You couldn't test if you were trusting and you couldn't trust if you were testing.

In "Raising Arizona" Gail and Evelle Snoats are robbing a bank. Gale comes in shouting "All right ya' hayseeds, it's a stick-up. Everybody freeze. Everybody down on the ground." An old man looks at him and says "Well, which is it young feller? You want I should freeze or get down on the ground? Mean to say, if'n I freeze, I can't rightly drop. And if'n I drop, I'ma gonna be in motion. You see..." Gale yells "shut up!"

There are so many things in life like that. We are forced to choose. I remember watching my kids struggle with this concept when they were younger. They wanted both or all the choices, but by choosing one they missed out on the other.

You may flip that coin over and over for as long as you want, and the longer you flip that coin back and forth you are missing the benefits that choice can bring. If you wait too long you may miss the ability to choose all together.

One of the hardest things in life is what comes next. Making a commitment. Because as soon as you do, you can no longer view the other side of the coin.