What if you drive your car and only use the little rearview mirror? What if you only watched what was behind you. You would never be able to anticipate what is ahead of you! You would never be able to see your destination; well that is until you passed it by. You would more than likely miss out on the beauty of your surroundings and all that is ahead.
Now, I am just like you. And, I do have a tendency at times to look ahead with my concerns. But Honestly, these days I am so excited about the path in front of me. Do you want to know what liberated me to enjoy this path! I quit looking in the review mirror. I quit looking at where I had been. I started to anticipate where am I going.
I spend a lot of time just listening to those around me. Which in "turn" causes me to over analyze just about everything. When my listening ears are in tune; all I hear are people talking about where they were, what they did when they were my age. Something inside of me jumps up and wants to get out of the vehicle and YELL! Would you quit driving your life through the rearview mirror.
God's word states: Behold, I am doing a new thing. Forget the former things! That is how we should chose to navigate our hearts and lives as well. Look out the big front window. Enjoy the journey. We are going places! Get a glimpse of your destination... you won't want to limit yourself by only driving with the rearview mirror!
