Being a Light to the World May Require Wearing a Lifejacket -- Through spiritual leaders God places in our lives or through impressions we receive during our prayer and Bible study, God may seem to go beyond the requirements of His Word by instructing us to do something or refrain from doing something. Because all things are permissible but not all things are beneficial, God may be protecting us from some permitted things that are not beneficial, which is like wearing a lifejacket while still on dry ground.