It’s 1/3 About You
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It’s 1/3 About You
One thing Rick Warren and Purpose Driven Life has given American culture is the buzz phrase “It’s not about you”.
But since we homeschoolers are mathematically minded, let me refine the phrase just a tad. Actually, it is 1/3 about you.
This is Scriptural Math Logic from Matthew 22. (We homeschoolers love to have Scriptural Math.) “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind; and love your neighbor as yourself.”
Written as a three-part equation it looks like this:
Love the Lord your God=love your neighbor=love yourself
Now, all you mathematicians, what happens when you don’t care for your own self? (“I don’t have time to exercise, to relax, to pray. I’m just not worth it anyway.”)
Love the Lord your God=love your neighbor=love yourself
The equation doesn’t balance. You do not pass this week’s test.
What if you think about yourself WAY too much?
Love yourself=love your God=love your neighbor.
The equation doesn’t balance. Ugh. You fail.
So how does the weary homeschooler know when he/she is keeping the equation balanced?
In real life, out-of-balance takes the form of:
-fear- “What if I don’t get into the awesomest college?” (Bible word- “fear”)
-recalcitrance- “You can’t make me do it.” (Bible word- “stiff-necked”)
-callousness- “I really don’t care about how he/she feels.” Or “I have to think about transcripts, I don’t have time to think about the sick, needy, or hurting people”. (Bible word- “woe unto you…”)
In real life = feels like “rest”, “assurance”, “compassion”, “hard work”, “fun”, “sacrifice”, “worship”, “gratitude”.
Just like we have regular examinations to see if we are keeping in step educationally, it is good to have regular “balance” check ups. Do I have priority on my love for God? Am I changing the world right now? Do I care for myself?
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