Home Is Where The Heart Is?

I am about 4 weeks into my transition from a great ministry opportunity to another great ministry opportunity. My family is still in Michigan, I am living and working in Minnesota. Question that I have when I talk to is, where do I refer to as home? Is home where I eat, sleep, work or is it where my family is? Home for me is where the most important thing on my heart is. Obviously home is where my family is -- hopefully family and I are living in the same place soon.

But as I was thinking about this concept of home being where you heart is, I realize that that concept carries through to my life and how God fits into it or better said how I let God into my life. I see people struggling everyday because the desires of their heart are of this world -- you know like material things, accomplishment, money, success (whatever that is). They are trying to find a home in a world that isn't safe, isn't supportive, is wired to take instead of give. On the other side I have had the privilege to do life with people whose heart is the desires of God and these people are content with the things of God. I have had to really gut check myself as I challenge myself -- where is my spiritual home -- is my heart dragging me to this world or am I allowing my heart to lift me to God. I believe that home is where the heart is and that spiritually when I allow myself to align my heart with God's I am at home -- even if it looks crazy to this world. Where is your heart? What attracts it, what does it pursue, where does it find peace. Whether we like the answer or not that is where we are making our homes.