We’ve all heard that there is a reason that the windshield is bigger than the rearview mirror. It is because we are supposed to be looking forward not backwards. However, that is not always so easy.
As humans we always tend to gravitate to the past. Life was better back then. Life was easier when I was younger and had no responsibilities. The constant gerbil wheel that brings us in full circle right back to where we were at the very beginning. Here right now.
Scripture tells us that it is unwise to look backwards or to want to go back. We see while the Israelites were taken out of bondage the pressure of life made them want to go back. Living as a slave was better because that meant they didn’t have to endure... Really?! Sometimes we find ourselves just like them wanting to go back because we have forgotten all about what was.
Wisdom is something that comes through time and experience. It isn’t something that is given to all at the time of birth. It is something that is learned through our daily battles and victories. The Word tells us that the value of wisdom is beyond the price of rubies which is a gem that in its purest nature is put under the greatest fire. Those who are wise beyond their years… those are the people who’ve truly gone through the fire. And didn’t go through it alone, but with God.
We often times want to think that life should be easy and never feel any pressure. Sometimes peace is false peace and it is the very thing that is keeping us from the growth we need to live. Winston Churchill is quoted to have said “People don’t like you. Good that means you stood up for something”. Many would say that this man was full of wisdom and that wisdom didn’t come with out a cost.
So today take the time to thank God for every lesson. For those reminders of what He’s done in your life that has helped you grow and not repeat the same mistakes over and over again.
Life is beautiful and the reason it is beautiful is because each person’s story is different and them embracing that...is something that only they can share.
