Our Work Clothes!
"We can rejoice, too, when we run into
problems and trials, for we know that
they help us develop endurance."
Romans 5: 3
Swiss engineer George de Mestral grew frustrated with a
recurring
problem. Whenever he went hiking, his clothes and his dog would
get covered with burrs. The little pods were hard to pry out of
his
socks and nearly impossible to get out of his dog’s
hair.
De Mestral decided to study his problem under a
microscope.
He was amazed at the tiny hooks in the burrs. The
experience
led him to invent
Velcro.
Writing in Inc. Magazine, Jayson Demers says successful
entrepreneurs
all have one thing in common. “Rather than seeing problems as
burden
some forces of opposition, they see problems as opportunities to learn,
grow, improve, or adjust in a way that leaves them better off
than
before the problem existed.”
It takes time to develop this mindset, says Demers. If we
train
our minds to view our problems as opportunities, we’ll
become
more adept at handling them with less stress and more
success.
Think of a problem you’re facing right now. It may actually be a
great opportunity to serve the Lord. He will use that
difficulty
for good if you’ll just stick with Him through
it!
"Problems are only
opportunities in work clothes."
Henry J. Kaiser
