That indefinable longing you feel? Maybe you're homesick for heavenWe singles can feel it more than married folks. We know the disappointment of a life that's incomplete, not because we don't have a spouse, but because we ache for the perfect love that can't be found here. There's an inadequacy. As rewarding as jobs, friendships, family and special interests may be, they can never fill the need. We're homesick for heaven.
Where you left a piece of your heartPart of us stayed with the God who breathed us into being. We're creatures of this world, but we're homesick for heaven.You know the feeling. It catches in your throat on a gorgeous spring day. It pours out in your tears when you wonder if you'll ever get back. It explodes in your soul when your prayers are answered. You're a foreigner here and you know it. As smooth and natural as it feels when life is going right, there's an inescapable tug in the back of your mind. This is not as good as it gets. What can we do?How can you be happy here when you're homesick for heaven? How can you go on for another 30, 50 or 70 years when you wish you were someplace else?Article continues below >
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Article continues here > The timing is not ours. We have work to do. We have to carry out our assignments, even when we don't know how long they'll take. We have a duty to Him. Some days we're more there than we are here. Our heart's not in this, but only He can say when we're ready to go. Time only seems longTime is deceptive. Your time here seems long when you're homesick for heaven. Things seem to come slowly here, but it's like the blink of an eye to the time--eternity--you'll spend there, with Him.You've been made right with Him. Not because of yourself, but because of the Gift He gave you. You can wake up every morning laughing, knowing that it's just a matter of time. He's got you, and you've got Him. It eases the ache because you know where you're going. You thank Him a dozen times a day. Some day your heart will be one with His again. It's just a matter of time. Just plain homesick? Here's what to do... When you're far from home, try this...
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