Learning doesn't take place in a vacuum. You can read, listen, watch, and take in information all you want, but the only way you really learn the information you're taking in is by doing it, by putting what you've learned into practice. The same can be said for our faith, in that our faith is not strengthened by what we hear about God or by what we read about God, but what we experience that brings life to what we've read and heard. To experience an ever-increasing faith, we must learn by doing, and the best way to do so is to follow the leader and adept the posture and attitude of Jesus in all things. (Mark 4:35-41)