Each morning across my email comes a message from "Real Simple: Daily Thought". I read them each morning, somedays it doesn't really hit me, but on somedays, the message is a real gem. Today's real simple message WAS a gem for me:
"Look at life through the windshield, not the rearview mirror."
I'm not quite sure I actually agree with it 100%, but I do agree with the overall message. And this morning, it was a good message for me to hear. It's hard not to look in the rearview mirror of my life right now. I miss the family that was. And yet, I DO trust that God has a plan for my future, and that the plan is a good one. But I'm human, and I have times where instead of looking forward, I find myself looking backwards and dwelling on what was.
Looking backwards can be good....reminiscing over good times is great, reflecting over bad times can be helpful if we learn something from those times. But if we get too focused on what we are leaving, we are probably going to miss the things ahead.
I really don't want to miss anything. On any road there are going to pitfalls, detours or roadblocks. I need to be focused and alert for those when I come to them. There are also going to be new adventures, new relationships, and beautiful things to see on the way. I certainly don't want to miss those!
So this morning I am praying for renewed focus. That I will look through the windshield of my life. If I glance in the rearview mirror, let it just be a quick look back or if it's longer, that it be for something I need to remember. And let me get back to looking through the windshield quickly. As far as I've come, I certainly don't want to wreck, miss a turn, or veer off course now!
