Why learn math — especially if studying math feels agonizing? Pastor John addresses an 8-year-old boy struggling to persevere in school. Today’s question is from an 8-year-old, Joshua. It came to us via his mom, an avid listener to the podcast. Here’s Joshua’s question: “Dear Pastor John, my mom likes to listen to your podcast when she folds laundry. Thank you for filling her mind tank. I have a question: Did you like to study when you were 8? I don’t like math, and I get angry when I do it. I don’t know how not to, and I don’t know how to trust God. Why do I trust God to do math? Mom tells me to do it for him, but I don’t like it and I don’t want to. The harder I try, the harder it gets. But I know it makes her happy.” Read or listen to this interview at our website: https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/doing-math-to-the-glory-of-god Find other recent and popular Ask Pastor John episodes: https://www.desiringgod.org/ask-pastor-john