A Lesson From My Truck

Recently, I have been increasingly grateful for my truck. Every morning when I go out, it reminds me of something that’s very important, and yet very fundamental.

Have you ever noticed how much larger the windshield is, compared to the rearview mirror? This means to me, don't be too preoccupied about rehearsing things that happened in the past. Remember that you are here in the present, and in the present for a specific purpose. So let’s focus on what needs to be done here in the moment. That has straightened up my thought many times when I have given this honest consideration.

There was a time when I would be rehearsing things in the past, and a lot of it was troubling. It was just a waste of time. I'm here for a purpose, as everyone else is, and I need to be obedient to God, like everyone else.

Now, we do have a rear view mirror, and obviously it can't be ignored, but one thing that helped me immensely was the passage from one of our hymns which says, “For all the good the past hath had remains to make our own time glad.” (Hymn 238) That statement is very important because it tells me that it is the good that remains, and it remains for a purpose, and the purpose is to help us in the present moment today, what we're doing right here.

So, thank you for my truck, and for all the vital lessons that God has been teaching me all along. I am very grateful for it.