I drive A LOT for my job. One of the consequences of this is that I get rock chips in my windshield galore. I get teeny tiny ones you can hardly see as well as the ones that are obviously there. My windshield was so bad that when I turned the car to face the sun, it looked like my window had glitter glued to every inch. It sure sparkled, but boy was it hard to see out of. Eventually, I got a crack that went all along the bottom of the windshield and it was time to replace it (thanks to Utah's safety rules). It was amazing the difference from the old one to the new one! I could see! I had no idea the last one was so bad. The whole world became clear. :o) I think I audibly sighed when I got in my car for the first time and saw how beautiful it was. He he.
Over time, with heavy winds blowing to kick up the dirt, and our sprinklers turning the dirt to mud, my car became pretty dirty. I've used the wipers to clean the windows, but they didn't do much good, nor did they get the filth around the edges. Yuck.
The other day, we got a good rain storm while I was out running around to my different clients' offices. By the time I got back to my office, my windows were clean again and I remembered how wonderful it was to have clear, clean windows. It just felt good all over again!
Here's my attempt at likening this to our lives... We all have our ups and downs. Whether it be from trials we're going through, or making wrong choices that bring on consequences, or even forgetting to do things like pray and read our scriptures daily. While we're going through our "downs", we can easily forget how good it feels to have that clarity.
When we are going through trials, sometimes it's hard to remember that we have a Heavenly Father who loves us so much. That we have a Savior who knows our pains and is there for us at any moment of the day or night willing to pour out to us the comfort, love and peace He has to offer us.
When we make wrong choices, we may find ourselves in the bondage of consequences and lose sight of the freedom we absolutely can have when good choices are made.
Even when we aren't reading our scriptures and praying daily, we can find ourselves in a slump, or feel like life is chaotic and we just need help. We may even think all is fine until we make a turn and the sun shines on our spotted window, making it so we can clearly see every blemish.
Obviously we have to go through trials and we have to face consequences of mistakes we make. But hopefully, what we get out of these things in the end is clarity. There may be times when a windshield wiper comes along with a little bit of water to help us see for a moment. But if we don't act on that glimpse of clarity, our window can become dirty again and quickly. But when that flood of sprituality finally comes and all of the gunk is washed away, the clarity that follows will bring us pure joy, true happiness, and the knowledge that all is well.
I am so grateful for the moments of clarity in my life.
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