(I wrote
this back in 2018. I believe it is even more true today!)
Today I
went back to the old home place. It was wonderful to see all the
familiar faces and share in the pleasant memories of yesterday. Those
memories bring back the substance of my life, the foundation for my
life that continues to provide the stability to weather the storms
that cross my path. I thank God for the principles of my faith, which
were implanted in me in my childhood years, and even now, they are my
sustaining strength.
The home
place has changed, it’s just not the same. Too many have left us!
Some have gone away by choice as they seek their way in life and the
happiness they desperately desire. Others have gone away, but their
bodies are still present. They struggle to remember names, places, and
events that have passed. They have lost many of those precious
memories. Still, others have left us because their time on earth is
finished, and they have gone to their heavenly home.
So, you
see, the old home place will never be what it once was. It will never
be the same because life continues to change. Some of our loved ones
have left, and some are in the process of leaving. But new faces
are being added as we welcome the new lives God has granted us. He
has sent the treasures of heaven to fulfill our lives as we also
prepare to leave.
The
process of time changes us and everything around us. Change is
inevitable. Nothing stays the same. The measure of God’s grace in
our lives is determined by how well we adapt to these changes. We can
go kicking and screaming into our future. Or, we can move forward
with the peace of the Lord Jesus Christ, knowing that He has secured
the good He has promised for us. Our role is to seek God’s will and
guidance for ourselves and those whose lives we share. We are all in
preparation for Going Home!
1
Corinthians 13:12, “For now we see through a glass, darkly; but
then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as
also I am known.” We shall behold Him face to face in all of His
glory. What a glorious reunion it will be when we all Get Home!
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