Being innovative

Some time ago I had an opportunity to sit in a very unique cab in Singapore. There were only five of them. The cab driver was a very friendly guy. His cab wasn't attached to any cab company in Singapore, it was privately owned.

The main bulk of his customers were from a shipyard. Basically, there were people living somewhere in the middle of the sea and only came back to the land every 30 days. They would then spend their one day in the land to shop provision for the next cycle of 30 days. The cab driver would drive them for the whole day to get their stuff. As different groups of people come back to the land each day, his business was basically quite good. On top of this type of customers he also accepted private bookings. (If anyone wants his number, I have it)

The cab driver told me that the he way he reasoned things was quite different to other drivers. For example, if many drivers would tell him that a particular location is not good for business he would purposely go there. He reasoned that if nobody wanted to go there there wouldn't have enough cabs in the area.

I found this cab driver to be innovative. He was thinking out of the box.

I believe that in whatever we do in life it is important for us to be innovative. This is especially true for the work of ministry. We need to maintain our freshness. The world out there is competitive and changing very fast. We must do the work of ministry with the spirit of excellence and innovation all the time to stand a chance for progress and growth.

This may be a high call, especially to those who do not consider themselves to be a creative person. But our God is more than willing to give us wisdom when we ask it. He is the Source of all of good things in life. Those who choose to believe in Him and walk in His ways shall receive a greater share of those good things.

Thanks Mr. Cab Driver for reminding me on the importance of being innovative.