the mathematics of surrender

Ok, so when God started to reveal & download this message to me I was confused! I don't even really like mathematics. But as I started to pray & ponder I realized that He was in fact teaching me about surrender. then, and only then did I lean in for the fullness of the message to be revealed.

Humans are funny creatures, aren't they?!

I started to reflect on my journey so far and thought about all of the times I haven't surrendered fully (even 99% is not fully you know?) and how in those seasons my peace was definitely subtracted & divided from my life and the chaos and confusion was multiplied & added to.

Then I started to reflect on the lessons, the tears, the falling down & choosing to get back up, the trusting despite circumstances and/or feelings, the sowing of seeds, the humanity.

Then I realized, when I surrender to the simple but powerful truth that God is God and I am not then the peace & provision multiply & are added to and the chaos & confusion is subtracted & divided by!

So, for this moment I'm choosing to surrender all (again! some days it's once and I stay there and other times it's at least 1,000 times in any given day) and trusting for addition and multiplication of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness & self-control and division & subtraction of doubt, fear, confusion and anger.

Worth a try, right?

Ahhh, I knew all those years of mathematics in school would come in handy one day! Only God could've known how ;)

Surrendered.
Added to.
Multiplied by.

Excited.
Expectant.

Are you ?