EQUATIONS

I didn't think that it was possible, but it has happened. This shatters everything that I knew about myself. Perhaps I'm not the kind of person I thought I was. Know what I'm talking about? Of course not, I haven't told you yet. Here we go. The moment of truth. Ready? Doesn't matter, I'm still telling you. Don't freak out.


I had a deep thought. AHHHH! Clean up on aisle "Robert's life"! Joking. I'm not really that surprised. I knew I had it in me. The moment I said, "SpongeBob is awesome," all those years ago, I knew that one day I would have yet another revelation.

Anyway, here's what I came up with. Actually, here's the background info. In Bible Study Class, we've been talking about attributes of God at the end of every lesson. Most of the time they don't have anything to do with the passage we read. This doesn't mean that we don't come up with some good stuff though. My deep thought proves this. So this Monday (I haven't talked about it sooner because my last post was so long), we talked about God as immutable. Naturally, I had no idea what this meant, since my mind doesn't focus real well on things not related to science, math, or comedy. It means unchangeable. As we talked about this, I thought, "Hmmm. You know what, I think I can relate this to science and math." I sometimes can better remember a message or lesson if I can find an analogy that fits. So that's what I did. I combined theology, science, and math in one little sentence. Alright fine. If you really want me to just jump ahead and tell you, here it is:

God is the constant in the equation of our lives.

Yeah! Alright! Bingo! Jackpot! Score! (etc.)

Sorry, I had to celebrate all over again. Well, there it is. For you don't think that it's deep at all, I willing to bet that you have issues with just about everything, because that sentence is the bomb.
For you who don't understand, I suppose an explanation is required (and even if everyone understands it, I'm explaining anyway because I feel like it).
If you've taken algebra 1 or anything higher, you know that there can be unknown variables. Most of the time we think of "X". Depending on the equation it's in, X can have different values. It's up to us to find out what it is. Later on, you learn that X can have lots of values in more complex equations. Ever heard of the quadratic equation? No? Lucky. It's used to determine X when X is in a difficult equation to solve and using it gives you not one, but TWO possible answers. So if your life can be though of as an equation, and since your life is much more complex than a mathematic equation, how many possible answers do you think there are for X in your life, whatever X may be? Perhaps it's your future husband or wife. Perhaps it's your future job. Perhaps it's if you'll make it to college, which college you'll go to, or if you'll make all the way through.

In science, you learn that certain equations have constants. For example, in the equation for electrostatic force, k always equals 9.0x10^9. Period. End of discussion. It doesn't change even if you say pretty please with a piece of cheese. k never changes. God is like k. He doesn't change. We can rely on him to remain constant even when our lives don't.

That's all. Aren't you glad I made this a separate post?