Too seldom do I hear thunder and think “Is that God?” Colossians 3:2 reminds us to “Let heaven fill your thoughts. Do not think only about things down here on earth.”
Blessings and burdens. Both can alarm-clock us out of slumber. Gifts stir homeward longings. So do struggles. Every homeless day carries us closer to the day our Father will come to take us home. The Bible tells us God will wipe away all tears, there will be no more death, no more sorrow, no more crying, no more pain. All of that gone forever.
Write checks of hope on this promise, my friend. With Paul in Romans 8:23, we “wait anxiously for that day when God will give us our full rights as his children.” Every day—closer to home!
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