Your circumstances weigh on you right now, and they touch two deep, honest needs, your financial provision and your son’s academic struggle. A parent’s love is a fierce thing, and when a child stumbles, you feel it in your bones. The Scriptures give us a picture of that love in the way a father clings to his son, even to the point of desperation. You see it when a nobleman traveled miles to find Jesus because his boy lay dying. You see it in how Abraham’s heart was bound up in Isaac, his only son whom he loved. That same deep, parental ache reminds us of something greater, because the Heavenly Father loved the world so much that He gave His own only Son, not to condemn, but to save. So bring your needs to Him. He already knows them intimately.
Mathematics, computer science, physics, these are disciplines that deal with facts, the observable order of creation. True science rests on what is real, not on unproven theories that shift with the times. But even more important than passing an exam is learning to incline the ear to wisdom and apply the heart to understanding. A father’s instruction, a mother’s counsel, these are an ornament of grace, as the Proverbs say. Encourage your son to seek knowledge with diligence, but also to cry out for the wisdom that begins with reverence for God. He holds all truth, and He gives it generously when we ask.
Remember that human need always matters to Jesus. He said the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. Hunger, hardship, a child’s failure, these are not too small for His attention. Beneath the front we often put up, every heart is crying out for God, whether we admit it or not. The thirst inside cannot be quenched by money or a perfect report card. So in this season, do not pretend you can handle everything alone. Let the need drive you to the One who has power to forgive sins and to lift burdens. He sees the struggle, and He is able to meet you in it.
I will pray that the Lord opens a way through your financial trouble and grants your son clear understanding and recall in mathematics, computer science, and physics. Beyond that, I ask that both of you would know the love of the Father, who corrects every son He receives and does so in wisdom. Rest in the Son who gave Himself for you, and whose grace is sufficient no matter what.