Jul. 17, 2021

Surface Area

Another thing I learned in school is that electrical resistance is related to surface-area. When there is more surface-area of two objects touching each other resistance goes down, and also the other way around, when there is less surface-area of two objects touching each other resistance goes up. If you were to take an electrical cord and cut it in half and strip away the plastic covering on one end and then you plugged the other end into a wall socket, and then you touched the tip of the exposed wire on the first end with the tip of your finger, there would be a very small surface-area of the wire touching your body so the resistance would be high, so a smaller amount of current would flow through your body and you would probably receive a painful but otherwise harmless shock. On the other hand if you took the same cord and wrapped the exposed end around your leg and then plugged it into the same wall socket, there would be a much greater surface area of the wire touching your body so the resistance would be low, so much more current would flow through your body and you would probably be killed. What God showed me was that in the exact same way resistance goes down when surface-area increases, the more conformed we are to His will, the more contact there is between us and Him which lowers our spiritual “resistance” and His power is more easily able to flow through us.