God's Math

Most of us live life according to this equation:

Life = Family + Work + School + Church + Relationships + Sleep + Fun + Friends + Sports + Entertainment + Vacation + Rest + God

Unfortunately, this equation is not valid. The Math does not work. Yet we live life according to this equation and wonder why we lack fulfillment, peace and joy in our lives. Every once in a while, the Math seems to work and we feel happy – so we ascribe greater reliance to the equation. But soon, the reality of the inequality of the equation proves itself and “Life” does not add up.

The only true Math in the world is found in John 1:4. Speaking of Jesus is says:

In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men.

In mathematical terms, this equation can be written:

Life = Jesus = Light of men

John 14:6 says that Jesus is the way, the truth and the life.

As long as we build our lives on an equation that makes God a part of life, our life will be less than it should be – because God should not be a part of our life. He is our life.

Specifically, Jesus is our life. It is through his Death that we can have life – and have a relationship with God. If we view life in any way other than being drenched with our relationship with God, then we are not seeing life for what it is. If God=Life, then everything in our life should be filtered through glasses that see God in everything. Our true Math, then should be as follows:

Life = God = Family + Work + School + Church + Relationships + Sleep + Fun + Friends + Sports + Entertainment + Vacation + Rest

God is not a part of life – He is Life. The “rest of life” cannot be separated from Him – because there is no “rest of life.”