‘The Lord will command the blessing on you in your barns and in all that you undertake.’ Deuteronomy 28:8 ESV
Almost anybody can spot the problem, discuss the problem, and complain about the problem. But it takes a solution-oriented person to look for ways to solve the problem.
Murray Spangler was such a person. As a department store cleaner, he decided that the only way to overcome the boredom of his job, which consisted of sweeping floors, was to find a more innovative way to do it. Plus, he had the added incentive of being allergic to the dust he was sweeping every day. Then a thought came to him: ‘Instead of sweeping up the dust, maybe there is a way to suck it up.’
Where do such creative thoughts come from? God, our Creator. And since you are His offspring, He will share His ideas with you. Spangler’s questions led him to invent a crude but workable vacuum cleaner. He then sought out an old friend in the leather business to finance the manufacturing of his invention. The man’s name was HW Hoover. Not only did Hoover vacuum cleaners become very popular but, for at least one generation of home and workplace cleaners in America, ‘hoovering’ became synonymous with cleaning floors.
Built into every obstacle is an opportunity; built into every question is an answer; and into every problem, a solution. So don’t be afraid to question methods, systems and equipment and ask, ‘Is there a better way?’ The world has been enriched by people who dared to ask that question.
And you can be such a person, for God promises to bless ‘all that you undertake.’
SoulFood: Exo 20:17, Ps 10, Jam 4:1–3
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