Never...

...let your memories be bigger than your dreams. -Karen

I have spent a lot of time this weekend driving the shuttle, and had a FANTASTIC time. It was the ten-year anniversary mark for IHOP-KC, and it was a weekend I will never forget. In it, I received some thoughts I want to share.

We received some new shuttles this month, and they are really nice. At first it was hard for me because there are not any rear windows in it. I do have some really good mirrors on the left and right windows, so I can still see very well out the sides and the back of the shuttle. And, after some time of getting used to it, I don't notice it as much anymore.

So I have given some thought to that. I mean, I get in my own car and rely heavily on my rearview mirrors. Then God showed me something. While it isn't massively deep, it was cool to me.

I have thought about life and how often people stay stuck in the past. There have been many things in my life that I would go back and change if I could. However, I can't. And each of those experiences has brought me closer to God and created me to be the person I am today. I have come to believe that God doesn't waste time, He uses each experience for something later on in life. I truly believe that.

God doesn't want me (or anyone) stuck in the past. He wants us looking forward. We may look to our right and left to see where we should go, but not to the back. And we're not to let memories get in the way of our dreams. God wants us to dream. And not only to dream, but to DREAM BIG. It would be tempting to be stuck in the past and not to dream. However, I believe that life is too short for that...

As my friend Karen said once, "Never let memories be bigger than your dreams."

Amen.

Life.
Is.
Good.