The Equation

During my stint as a math student, I was taught that when doing a sum the answer will either be positive or negative. I reverted back to the times when I worked on some math assignment and the answer was negative…I sometimes got frustrated thinking the answer was wrong or I had missed a step in my calculations when I got a negative result. I am sure you realize that I am talking about lower level math here. In my analysis of equations; I realized this morning that my schooled self has preferred also that the answer to the equation of life to always be positive.

Think about the many times you have prayed and the response your got was not exactly what you had asked or wished for. The tendency then is to think that God is not on your side or he refuses to grant you your request. But I have come to tell you that in the eyes of God “if he does not grant you the request to your prayer it doesn’t mean he has refused”. See God looks beyond what the naked eye can see, he looks even further than what your spirit can comprehend. So if he is part of the equation of life you should rest in the truth that he is a promise keeper and he is the answer.

Now I understand that it does not matter the answer to the equation, but the presence of God in that equation equals the right answer, whether the answer is positive or negative. What completes the equation is the presence of God in the equation. See in whatever life equation you maybe grappling with or trying to find an answer to, God is not a variable but He remains a constant. We may change (be variable) but our God remains constant (never changes) that’s why he is the same yesterday, today and forever.

That’s why I love the Psalmist when he says, “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble” Psalms 46:1 (KJV). The presence of God equals constancy. We should understand that God doesn’t specialize on absenteeism, BUT in whatever situation he is a constant, nothing or no one can change his mind about you.