Reality check: being swallowed up by the comfort of my couch and sinking into the plush cushions after a long day is coming to an end…
The saying The home is where the heart is took on a whole new meaning for me recently. As I am uprooted from my cozy little townhouse, purging all my “stuff” that fills it and packing my bag I have been questioning where home really is. Do I call the little town I grew up in with my parents and family home? Is the city where I have lived in dorms, subleased apartments, rented townhouses and with various friends home? Is my church family home? Am I giving up home for a year to travel abroad on the race?
My home is where my heart is…my heart belongs to Jesus. Where He is my heart is therefore is the place I call home. It’s not the typical four walled building with a yard and a patio, no garden in the back or queen sized bed upstairs. However, I wouldn’t want to call home anywhere else. I want to be open and ready to wherever God calls make my home where He needs me to serve His people.
Come August my home is going to be in various places with my squad family. In this season of my life my physical home will take many different shapes and sizes. It could be a tent, hammock under the stars, an open room in a church building, a hostel bunk or someone’s home. However, I will rest assured I am where I am supposed to be. I will be with my brother and sisters in Christ and relying on God to give me the security home provides.
I have committed to dropping my net; including my job, my family, friends, house, car, possessions and routine to take this bold step of faith just like the disciples did when Jesus asked in Matthew 4:18-22.
“Come follow me.” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” At once they left their nets and followed Him…and immediately they left their boat and their father and followed Him.
I have realized how much security and comfort I have put in stuff. It has been hard to part with some of my unnecessary belongings as I purge which made me re-evaluate my priorities. I want to drive into the unknown and out of the comforts of that couch. So I say it again…
“Here I am, Send me.”
Isaiah6:8
To Do:
- prioritize my time on spending quality time with loved ones I will be missing while abroad
- be generous with all my blessings and embrace sacrifice on material possessions
- listen to God’s calling and find my comfort of home in him
