Day 19 - This is Not My Home

Lead me in Your truth and teach me,

for You are the God of my salvation; 

for You I wait all the day long.

Psalm 25:5

Each day is a chance to hear God's voice; each day a lesson is learned and a gift is given.  As I was traveling again today I was listening to a song by Laura Story called "Blessings" that goes:  

 
We pray for blessings
We pray for peace
Comfort for family, protection while we sleep
We pray for healing, for prosperity
We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering
All the while, You hear each spoken need
Yet love is way too much to give us lesser things

(Chorus)
'Cause what if your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if the thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You're near
What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise

We pray for wisdom
Your voice to hear
We cry in anger when we cannot feel You near
We doubt your goodness, we doubt your love
As if every promise from Your Word is not enough
And all the while, You hear each desperate plea
And long that we'd have faith to believe

Chorus

When friends betray us
When darkness seems to win
We know the pain reminds this heart
That this is not, this is not our home 

  

It's  a great song, another heart cry.  We all have them; some of us more than others.  The part of the song that speaks to me is the final line, ending in "this is not our home."  Whenever I am feeling insignificant, as not belonging anywhere, all I need to do is remember those last few lines...."this is not our home."  I cannot expect people to understand my relationship with Jesus and the call I feel God has placed on my life.  All I need to do, all we each need to do, is just trust in His love and His leading.  The rest should not matter.  It is transient.  Pray for me over the next several days that when confronted, God will give me the words to speak to let others know I have purpose, and God has a plan.  I have nothing to fear.  I am His.

Thanks for the prayers!