Oh math, you are a fiend. But sometimes you make sense. Still, I must say that grasping the concept of negative becoming positive has always been a bit of a struggle. But today, I got it!
Today my mom was declared cancer-free. That is right, CANCER-FREE. Now I am sure many of you did not know that my mom had cancer. Well here is a little background information...
Picture this...
Freshman year of college. In a new state, at a new school, few friends and all only weeks old, a roommate that left school, all alone and mom is going into surgery. The day passes and anxiety sets in; the call should have come an hour ago. A call comes and the voice on the other end says, "The doctors found cancer."
End scene.
To say that that semester sucked would be a radical understatement. At that point I understood the concept that negative plus negative equals NEGATIVE.
A year passes and with it came chemo and financial hardship. And my mom fought... NEVER, will anyone call my mom a quitter. And the Lord blessed us. Positive was added to the negative.
Them my mom received news that after her most recent surgery she was in remission! Finally the equation ended positively.
Since then my family and I have been so grateful, but it would be untruthful to say that all worry and anxiety went into remission too. Other negatives still make their way into the equation of life and it is hard to have total confidence that it will resolve to a positive end.
Fast forward another year and again my mom's scans are negative again, a total positive! (yes I am being punny)
I think I am beginning to understand something... and maybe you will too...
Life is a complex equation, stringing together a treasure trove of positive and negative experiences along the way. We are all on a unique spot of that strand, some in positive situations and others, negative. Looking at another person's equations will do one of two things:
- Evoke an emotional response to their stage of solving it.
- Learn from the manner in which they handle the situations.
I hope that when someone sees me in any circumstance, rough or easy, they see a confidence of a positive end result. I will tell you now that that confidence will not be of myself, I am not that secure in my math abilities.
I know that good will be at the end of this life because Jesus Christ is the great Mathematician, who ordained my life and promises in his holy Word - Romans 8:28 "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who are called according to his purpose." (NIV)
Look at it this way... For each bad situation (a negative) I get to multiply it by another negative (the shedding of Christ's innocent blood) and the equation will always be positive. I win!!! =D
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