Being At Home

My My… looks like this blog has been untouched, unvisited since ages… Time to ask Mr.Spider who has been living here without my permission to exit ;)

Here I Go…

Just one month away but life has taken a 360 degree turn. New people, New location. Just felt out of place when I landed here in US but now I feel at home. Lord is helping me in this journey as well

Today while reading my “daily bread” I happened to read something which touched my heart. Felt like God is talking to me directly.  And now I know what “Being At Home” truly means.

Heres todays Daily Bread for all of you.

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Jesus answered, “Whoever loves me will keep my word. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them”

                                                -John 14:33

My wife and I moved to a new house in a new city. All that had become familiar over the last 20 years is gone. The comfort of our family home, my garden in its different seasons, the thoughts triggered by driving down our street, the familiar smell of my favorite café – All are gone.

Everything is new, a new house, new streets, new landscapes, new shops, new people. Since we moved here I have realized how familiar places can define us. Where we are in the world gives us a sense of who we are. Familiar places prompt memories, influence our attitudes and grounds us.

However, I find that who I am is much more that the places  I have lived and the roles I have played. Our identity is more about being in God than about being in a place. Yes, letting go of all that had been warmly familiar was hard, but God offered rich assurances before we moved. When friends at our goodbye gathered were praying, they sang a song that included the line, “and I will give you a home”.  I felt God smiling, saying, “Look to me”

God is good, and God has provided a home for us. The more I look to God, the more I can feel at home here. I belong to God before I belong to a place, so I can go anywhere and be at home. 

Prayer : Loving God, beyond familiar sights, sounds and smells, you are our true home. Let us dwell fully in you, now and forever. Amen.

Thought for the day: Living with God, we are always at home.

_________________________________Rashmi(21^st Feb 2013)