Encourageomics (this is a word I made up recently) is the science of the Ministry of Encouragement. It is based on an equation that I initially postulated as U + 2PE = 3PE which meant that when you encourage two people, three people are encouraged because God will encourage you. While God was certainly implied in the initial equation, I quickly realized that I needed to display God in the equation, because we always need to keep God in the equation of life. The revamped Encouragement Equation is:
In the revamped Encouragement Equation, when you, with the exponential power of God in your life, encourage two people, three people are encouraged because God will encourage you. I am including the original articles and videos from Preaching in Shorts below for you to read and watch:
Article #1 – U + 2PE = 3PE
As I was preparing for this weeks Preaching in Shorts message on the Ministry of Encouragement, I came up with a new equation to help us all remember the foundation of how the ministry works. The equation is U + 2PE = 3PE. Let me solve it for you. The first variable (U) stands for YOU. The second variable (2PE) stands for two people encouraged. The third variable (3PE) stands for three people encouraged. How does the equation work? When you (U) encourage two people (2PE), God because of who He is, will also encourage you, and thereby and therefore three people are encouraged (3PE). So it is easy to see then how U + 2PE = 3PE. You will be interested to note that if you increase the second variable in the equation, (2PE), to say (3PE), then the resulting equation would look like this; U + 3PE = 4PE. You might also find it interesting to note that if you were to encourage children, the equation would look slightly different; U + 2pe (where pe = smaller and younger people) the result is still the same as U + 2pe = 3PE! You might also experience this equation, U + 1PE + 1pe = 3PE which means that you encouraged one adult and one child. It is also worth noting, that if you choose not to encourage anyone the result is as follows U + 0PE = -U where the (-U) is you discouraged. I call this new math encourageomics and I now consider myself an encourageomist. If you have any questions about the new science of encorageomics please feel free to contact me as I am currently the only encourageomist I am aware of. I am looking forward to a whole new crop of encourageomists in the weeks to come.
Encouragement Equation from Steve Lawes on Vimeo.
Article #2 – Keeping God in the Equation
If you have been reading the articles here on A Jesus Moment, or been watching the Preaching in Shorts videos, then you know that some weeks ago I developed a new field of study, called Encourageomics. Encourageomics is based on an equation that I came up with which is U + 2PE = 3PE. The equation means that when U (you) encourage 2PE (two people encouraged) then the result is 3PE (three people encouraged) because God will encourage you. Now that I have been spending more time considering this equation I have decided that I need to add a factor to it. Fortunately, because I developed Encourageomics, I can change the equation. While the God factor is certainly assumed in the original equation, I believe that it is necessary to include God in a more visible way in the encouragement equation. The reason for this is that no matter what we are experiencing in life, we always need to keep God in the equation. So I need to put God in this equation, and I need to do it in away that allows for the power of God to be demonstrated, so I am adding God as an exponent of U. Here is what the new encouragement equation looks like:
So, remember to be thankful for five things every morning and go out, always with God in the equation, and encourage at least two people a day. You will be encouraged and blessed as you do!
