Home is where the heart is.
Often, after an extended period away from home, I feel the need to return where things are familiar and where loved ones await. Home represents a place of origin and belonging.
To be far from home conjures up feelings of longing and melancholy. In spite of the natural beauty of my surroundings, some of my best vacations have left me with an unshakable restlessness.
I think the feeling comes because we are created with a void only God can fill. He has set a longing for heaven in our hearts, and this longing is the reason we sometimes find ourselves restless or lonely.
What helps alleviate these feelings for me is cultivating an awareness of God’s presence and remembering Jesus is preparing a home for us. One day, He will return to take us to heaven where we’ll worship at His throne in unbroken fellowship. This thought fills me with peace and anticipation—regardless of where I find myself.
In our eternal home, sorrow and tears will be no more. We’ll experience real joy. We can have hope now because we are headed to our eternal home. And we’ll be there in the twinkling of an eye.
Let your homesickness lead you closer to God.
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Nydia DiCarali resides in New York with her husband of twenty-two years and is the mother of two teenagers. A Christian for more than twenty-four years, Nydia teaches women’s Bible studies and has coordinated retreats and conferences to further encourage others to continue to walk by faith. She believes that when we allow ourselves to be governed by God’s Word we can live as more than conquerors.