Have you ever considered driving your car around in reverse? Imagine using your rearview mirror and navigating backward down the road! I know it sounds crazy, but some of us get stuck on this course going through life.
Think about the windshield. Of course, the windshield is wide and probably the most important piece of glass in your car. If your windshield is dirty or your view is blocked, you have no vision! You cannot go forward without being able to see where you are going. There is no way to maneuver a vehicle properly without looking through the windshield.
Consider, also, the rear view mirror. It is small and placed in just the right position to see behind you. The side view mirrors are similarly placed, just in the right position for you to scan for obstacles. These mirrors are for reflection, using them helps your peripheral vision, but you don't use them as your primary source.
Sometimes we get stuck looking behind us. We revel in the past or wallow in decisions made that are history. We cannot change these things. We need to check the mirrors for reflection and be grateful for our past. We can celebrate victories, learn from our mistakes and be willing to move forward.
As we move into the holiday season, be encouraged. The future is as wide open as your windshield! Check your mirrors and move forward.
Philippians 3:13-14 NIV
Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
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