Ultrasound machines.
You're familiar with them, right?
They're often used on pregnant women... to view the baby being formed inside them.
... What a remarkable piece of
equipment!
They provide a "window on the womb" that's so common now we've ceased to be amazed.
But...
Have you ever thought that someone actually had to invent one of these
machines?
First, someone had to discover and channel ultrasound technology.
And then someone had to come up with a machine that makes it possible to view the activity of an unborn baby.
Quite astounding
when you think about it.
Now... I mention this because...
God has given us all inventive powers...
... Which involves the ability to see problems around us and solve them with some creative
ingenuity.
This is all part of being made in the image of God...
... And using our imaginations to rule over creation as He's ordained.
But unfortunately, most people let their inventive powers go
dormant...
... And a lot of great and possible things go uninvented!
So let me lay down a little challenge for you...
Next time you are waiting somewhere... in traffic, at an appointment, at the DMV,
etc...
Make a list of ten ideas that would solve a problem or improve someone's life.
It's likely most of your ideas will be duds... for one reason or another.
But one might be a real winner...
something you could actually pursue.
In any case... by testing your inventive powers, you will have completed a worthwhile exercise in becoming more of who God created you to be.