Yesterday I spent most the day packing. I packed for school and then packed up the rest of my belongings into three or four boxes in preparation for the big move: my family was finally able to buy a house about 2 miles away from where we live now, so this summer has been dedicated to remodeling, packing, and preparing for the move.
Home is kind of complicated idea for me right now. I’m excited to be back at school, as I actually have a room to call my own there, but I don’t really consider it to be home. The house I’ve lived in for about 12 years no longer belongs to my family, and I won’t be living in the new one till I come back for Christmas.
This has made me think of my heavenly home. A friend I just recently met often states how he longs to be at home with the Lord and in the presence of this Maker. That is where home truly is. Home is not a box here on earth, but Heaven in the presence of the Lord.
If I truly believed that this earthly home is temporary and that my true home is in heaven, how would I live differently? Maybe I wouldn’t be so attached to all those trinkets and mementos that I’ve hung on to over the years. Maybe i wouldn’t get so caught up in planning my future. Maybe I would live so much more excitedly and expectantly for the beautiful future I have in Heaven with my Lord.
I pray that God gives me a new passion and vigor for my future with Him. I want to long to be with Him in Glory. I want to be so caught up in my love of God and future with Him that I focus only on what’s important here on earth: loving God and loving people. I long to long for Him :)
Home is kind of complicated idea for me right now. I’m excited to be back at school, as I actually have a room to call my own there, but I don’t really consider it to be home. The house I’ve lived in for about 12 years no longer belongs to my family, and I won’t be living in the new one till I come back for Christmas.
This has made me think of my heavenly home. A friend I just recently met often states how he longs to be at home with the Lord and in the presence of this Maker. That is where home truly is. Home is not a box here on earth, but Heaven in the presence of the Lord.
If I truly believed that this earthly home is temporary and that my true home is in heaven, how would I live differently? Maybe I wouldn’t be so attached to all those trinkets and mementos that I’ve hung on to over the years. Maybe i wouldn’t get so caught up in planning my future. Maybe I would live so much more excitedly and expectantly for the beautiful future I have in Heaven with my Lord.
I pray that God gives me a new passion and vigor for my future with Him. I want to long to be with Him in Glory. I want to be so caught up in my love of God and future with Him that I focus only on what’s important here on earth: loving God and loving people. I long to long for Him :)
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