Where is home? Is it where your family lives? Where your work's
located? How do you find the comfort of home? Do you sometimes feel out of place?
Living in two cultures brings with it a sense of not belonging
anywhere. Not only do I live in a foreign country, but I also live in a Quechua
village where three cultures and three languages collide to make the mix
even more interesting. Feeling out of place is an understatement. Yet, somehow
I am at home. When we arrive in the States, I feel at home. My language is
spoken. My friends wear what I wear––well, once I get to a store and update my
look. Then comes a new haircut. Yes, friends make sure I get where I need to go
for this new look. I look the part, but am I at home? Yes! Why? How can I be at
home in two places and still not fit into either place?
The answer is simple. I'm at home because I am where God wants
me to be. I am in His will. "Home" is being in God's will.
Matthew 6:33 "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness,
and all these things will be given to you as well." (NIV)
In God's will, we have a proper place of belonging––a home. One
day we'll arrive in our forever home. Until then, we find a home in the center
of God's will.
Are you in your proper place? Is there a warm spark of home in
your heart?
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