Seeing Clearly
Have you ever looked out a window at a beautiful sunrise or sunset when you are driving? More times than not it is stunning, breath taking, a sight to behold. In the past few months, I have been driving towards the east after I drop Trinity off for school. I drive straight into the sunrise. It is often awesome. Occasionally there are clouds or trees and leaves blocking part of the view, and when I look at it from my position in my car, it looks perfect; it reaffirms to me that God is good, and He made all of this. However, the closer I get to Elm Street and have to turn, I have often been blinded by the sunlight pouring through my window.
What minutes earlier seemed like a perfect view, is now blinding me from the streaks and smudges on my windows. The first few times it happened, I thought to myself, "Man I thought my windows were pretty clean. Obviously not." Then I cleaned them and wiped the smudges and streaks away, so I could drive safely to school but also hold on to that perfect image of the sunrise on the horizon. I have noticed that often times what seems like dirt or smudges on the outside are actually on the inside of the car window. It is so frustrating. Upon closer inspection, there are dog prints on the window - slobber or drool, some cat fur stuck because last week Trinity had to bring her cat Oliver with us when we made an ice cream run one night. My windows are a mess, quite simply.
I don't like looking through dirty windows or even at dirty mirrors. I don't like the distorted view I get. This dirty window analogy can 100% be applied to my life as a Christian woman. I think sometimes I let my window, or my physical self, get smudged up with the drama and the drool so to speak, from life and all the adulting that happens.
As I was reflecting and preparing for this week's Faith Friday, I thought about how good it feels to start each day with a clean slate, a fresh outlook, a clear view. For me, my clean slate is some type of reflection or prayer before my day starts. It is one of the first things I do to prepare for my day. When I don't do it or when I put it off until later, I inevitably have a blinding, distracting day. I often think I can do it without putting God first, but the older I get the more I realize He must be first. So, my advice to all of you is clean your windows!! Wipe away all of the dirt and grime, fur and drool, and look clearly at what God has provided to us.
Always Blessings.
