God's Math
Typically when I wake up in the morning the main focus of my thought life is....shower and coffee! I am not a fully functioning morning person without both. The other morning, however, I woke up with this thought repeating itself in my head...when you share hope...it multiplies. I jotted it down in my phone so I wouldn't forget that thought.
The more I've thought about what happens when we share hope the more I realize how miraculous that math is when it's calculated. Consider this: when you share a meal with someone, or you bake cookies and serve them to your family or your co-workers, the more you give away....the less you have for yourself! Don't get me wrong...it's good to give it away...and it helps keep us from eating it all ourselves! But when we share hope with someone, we are never left with LESS hope for ourselves. In fact, when we share the hope of Jesus with someone else, something really miraculous happens. Hope is multiplied!
It reminds me of the woman in 1 Kings 17 that told Elijah she only had enough flour and oil left to bake a little meal for her and her son and that was it. After that, they would die. Elijah told her to share it with him first. Even though she may have feared that she wouldn't have enough left, she decided to share what she had with him. 1 Kings 17:15-16 (NLT) reads, "So she did as Elijah said, and she and Elijah and her family continued to eat for many days. There was always enough flour and olive oil left in the containers, just as the Lord had promised through Elijah." The miracle math of God caused that flour and oil to not run out until more provision came later. Even though it seemed like subtraction should happen...it was multiplied back to her.
That same multiplication happens when we share with others the hope, the joy and the love we've received from Jesus. While we are actively giving it away....our supply is not depleting. In fact, when we get to see someone else catch the joy and the hope found in Christ...it gives US more joy and hope! I'll gladly participate in God's math every chance I get! I hope you'll join me!
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