Creating and developing new products and services that serve and advance mankind is the real secret to achieving great success in business and in life. The same may be said of developing and raising an individual’s own personal level of faith. Hear the words of the Lord as spoken through the Prophet Isaiah in the Book of Isaiah, Chapter 42, verses 8–9 NLT:
(8) “I am the Lord; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.
(9) Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them.”
Permit me to say to you that in the end of things, faith adds up to this:
Believers have to keep creating new products and services to meet the changing needs in a shifting society.
Life is dynamic. It is forever moving, either forward or backward. There is no such thing as standing still while you are alive. You never just “hold your own” as you live. You are either growing or dying. That is one of God’s principles of life.
Creativity is always the ultimate act of believing.
It takes a great deal of faith to launch a new idea, a new product, or start a new business,…for there is always risk involved. But there are always several ways that can be used to minimize the risk.
In the world of business as well as in life, market research may determine in advance whether a new product will really succeed. Spot testing can often times help predetermine whether a new product or idea is going to be effective. Field polls conduct research of public opinion used to predict or project which candidate will win the election.
But in the final analysis, all creativity entails risk.
It is interesting to note that many times the poll results are proven wrong on election day,…mass distribution did not succeed as the test results predicted.
It is this “element of the unexpected” that continually keeps the wisest people on-their-toes and at-the-ready to immediately adjust to the
unexpected and make appropriate corrections as things unfold.
God never allows us to become so smart that we can always be absolutely confident our new creations will be successful.
God does promise He will bless us if we are genuinely creative and keep moving ahead in the growing and increasing of our faith.
You see, unless the wheels of commerce keep turning, unless we keep creating new products or service lines, we will be out of business before we know it. Life and success are always moving,…either forward or backward.
The very same thing is true of your personal level of faith. It is either growing or dying depending on how much you train and develop it and how much you apply what you have learned while you live. God gave a clear warning that “Faith without works is dead.”
Permit me the privilege to share with you a Truth of Life. The brightest and best people become bored and drift away when nothing new, exciting, and challenging is happening.
Lose your best people and you are soon facing disaster.
History proves this next sentence to be fact. Stop all experimentation and life quickly becomes stale!
Two parting questions for those ambitious ones among you. When was the last time you tried to create something new, exciting, and profitable? When was the last time you stepped out away from the crowd and began marching to the beat of your own drum?
Stretch yourself into the fringe of fear for that is the place where all great success begins and is achieved. It is where your most creative “juices” readily flow.
A closing prayer please……
“Today, Oh God, please give me the courage to be creative. Amen”
All Things Are Possible to Him Who Believes……………..