I Have No Desire to be Anywhere Else
Isn’t it wonderful to be content with where you are? Maybe it’s your time in life and you are happy with what you are doing at this particular point in time. Maybe it’s the home in which you live, or maybe it’s the town or state where you are located.
I recently heard someone say, while talking about the state in which they live, that they wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. I understand what they meant, because I’m somewhat like them, but their statement made me think. Would I really want to be on this earth forever?
A song came to my mind, and I’m sure you can guess which one it is – “This World Is Not My Home.” I love this song, but am I singing truthfully when I sing, “my treasures are laid up somewhere beyond the blue”?
The longer we live on this earth, the more content we become with our “treasures” here on earth. We spend countless time and money building up a collection of possessions that we love and are proud of – our bank account, our house, our cars, our furniture, our clothing, our jewelry, our vacation homes, our…
Now, don’t get me wrong. I know we must have shelter and transportation, and we must cover our bodies with clothing, but is our main focus on our worldly possessions and the comfort they bring us?Am I so comfortable here on this earth that I spend no time (or very little at best) thinking about and longing for my heavenly home?
The older I get, the more I find myself thinking about what it will be like to be in heaven, and yet the comforts of what I know here on this earth are hard for me to let go of. I don’t think I am alone in this.
However, I realized after hearing the words “I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else,” I need to shift my thinking to the blessings God has in store for me in my heavenly home.
I need to begin focusing on that line that says, “I’m just a passing through…”
Or maybe I need to focus upon these words from Jesus Himself:
Do not store up for yourselves treasure on the earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
But store up for yourselves treasures in Heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also”. (Matt. 6:19-21)
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AUTHOR: Donna Faughn
