Longing For Home
When on a mission trip in Nola.. I loved it but longed for home. Now that I’m home, I long to be back on mission. Somewhere. I think of the people there every single day. I am a foreigner now when I’m not doing missions.
My home and heart for missions have coincided and it’s like longing for heaven.
This world is not my home.. I’m just passing through. And I now long to be on mission and that’s where I feel at home while I’m here, in transition, waiting to pass through to my real home. Heaven.
I feel closer to my true home, Heaven, when I’m actively serving.
Whether it’s using a weed eater or picking up trash.Whether it’s leading a Dstudy or just taking the time to listen and counsel. That’s missions. That’s my home away from home.
{Where’s your home away from home?}
I’ve realized that I can live life every single day on mission. No, really, I can. You can too.
There have been times in my life that I felt dead. Those were times when I was living life my way. You know what I mean? You get me?
{Ever wonder why you feel dead? Maybe that’s why.}
I feel the most alive when I’m serving or active in missions. Makes sense. Jesus… JESUS came to serve and not to be served. If Jesus came to serve, and He did, then it makes perfect sense that I would feel closest to HIM while serving.
Living life on mission can be as simple as visiting a loved one who is sad or fixing up a building for a mission project.
Life on mission will look different for each one of us.
Life on mission is life on purpose. Life with HIS purpose in mind. Eternal purpose.
REFLECTION
~ Do I feel empty?
~ Am I living life my way or HIS way?
~ Am I serving actively?
~ Am I being the hands and feet of Jesus right where I am at?
~ Am I ignoring a specific call that God has placed on my life?
While we are here, in our home away from home, we can make a difference. An ETERNAL difference. Choosing to live each day following hard after Jesus.
Life on mission.. Life with purpose.
RELEVANT SCRIPTURE
John 12:26 ~ Anyone who wants to serve me must follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And the Father will honor anyone who serves me.
Matthew 20:28 ~ just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
Ephesians 6:7 ~ Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people
Until Next Time,
Hope For The Broken 
This is beautiful, Heather! May we have a servant’s heart like His, and may God bless you for your missions service and for this blog ministry. May all we do be to God’s glory! Thanks so much for your visit and lovely comment at Saved by Grace.
God bless,
Laurie
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Thank you so much Laurie!
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You’re absolutely right Heather. Our life is nothing more than I mission. I hope I don’t miss my callings. Great wisdom in your post!
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Wow I feel as if I penned this one! Thanks Heather for all of the Blessings that come the heart as an encouragement to all.
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Thank you Roger! You are a blessing to me and many others!
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