Business Secrets from the Bible: Spiritual Success Strategies for Financial Abundance

Secret #4

The Universe Was Created for Connection

Rolling a 50-gallon drum of water downhill is far easier than lugging it uphill. The reason for this asymmetry is a powerful force in nature called gravity. Preventing a parked car from rolling downhill takes far less work than throwing on the same emergency brake to bring a fast-moving car to a standstill. This is due to another powerful force in nature—inertia. Now you may certainly choose to try rolling the heavy drum of water uphill. You can even try to stop a moving car with a weak parking brake instead of the power-assisted foot brake. You're free to attempt whatever you want; just know that fighting forces larger than yourself is likely to end in failure.

Perhaps instead you may choose to use a winch to haul the barrel up the hill. Perhaps you engage the foot brake to stop your car instead of futilely yanking on the hand brake. You will probably be far more likely to succeed. But a wise and experienced bystander could have confidently predicted these very outcomes without having to test out lesser tactics. The lesson is this: Success is always more likely when you are swimming with the current rather than against it.

Needless to say, there are times when we must emulate the indefatigable salmon that relentlessly fights its way upstream. In matters of principle and honor, we often must fight our way upstream. However, when it comes to finding the best way to serve our fellow humans and earn their trust, going with the stream ...