more opinion.

Drinking.

No kids this isn't the "drink 8 glasses or half your body weight in ounces of water" kinda drinking, I'm talking alcohol.

Truthfully, I don't have a problem with it. I don't consider it wrong, I don't consider it a sin, I don't think it should be something condemned --- within reason. But I do believe that its something that should be used with extreme caution.

I take into consideration a few things. People drank quite frequently in the bible. Then again, sometimes clean water that didn't taste like mud was hard to come by. So they made their own beverages such as wine. But these drinks were hardly enough to even get a buzz off of. If my memory serves me right (correct me if i'm wrong) it took 8 cups of biblical "wine" to equal a glass of modern day wine. So when the bible says someone got drunk, it took them a looong time to get that way. In modern day, it takes a lot less for you to start heading downhill. So for today's average human, we have to use extreme caution.

Second of all, 1 Corinthians 6:12. "All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything". So to break this apart, all things are lawful.  Ok, and not all things are profitable. There is profit to light drinking, certain health benefits come from drinking, but when it comes to the "I will not be mastered by anything" part, this is where most people falter. I have witnessed first hand the effects of people letting alcoholism control their lives. It truly is a depressing thing. But if we are willing to put forth a little self-control, I think we can look past the dark and see that there actually is a little light. 

This is not to say "go and drink your heart out". No. That's wrong. Moderation is key here.

I've chosen not to drink yet because, well first I'm underage and I choose to abide by the law. Secondly I'll admit I don't want to drink with people my age. They end up drunk, hungover, and sometimes in situations caused by a temporary lapse of thinking ... and I think you know where I'm getting at. When I finally get that chance to grow up, it may be something I start. Then again I may abstain. I'm not sure about that one yet. But I think it'll all come down to my husband. Yep, I am a submissive person. If he drinks, I'll probably drink. If he chooses not to, I will 100% back him and gladly be as one with him. If he's a heavy drinker, well, I won't even be in that kind of relationship. I am reminded of the verse "Wives, submit to your husbands..."

Conclusion, let the last part of 1 Corinthians 6:12 be your guide "...but I will not be mastered by anything". Don't let alcohol be your master. Don't let it own you. But if you proceed with caution and use it to your advantage, I think when used wisely, drinking can have advantages. Only minor at best though. But sometimes even minor advantages are valuable things.