A new decade makes a new start. Every day is different and can be unique. Or so we can hope. Some people may hate the idea of going into a new year or even a new day when they have to face many adversities. When tragedy strikes and there is no where to turn, it is hard to see the new year as something bright and blessed. It becomes another day.
Last year was very trying for us. Who is us? My family consists of my sisters, my little puppy and me. Two of my sisters are married and have households with husbands and grown children making them family units of their own. But my household is where I live of course, and where I am loved. The old saying by Roman author and philosopher, Pliny the Elder ( AD. 23-79) Home is where the heart is”– can never be truer for me. The idea of “home”, a place of safety, a place where I can find love and protection is always where I want to be. Home for one person may not be a place, “actual point in space or a position” as written in the English dictionary, but it could be one person or a group of people. It is more than just a noun, a person, place or thing but can also be a state of being. A state of being free, relaxed and loved.
Who is us? For me us is my loved ones, those individuals who want me around without question and those who can judge me, correct me and make me feel like I am important. They are my family and with them comes a home where my heart is.
What happens if there is no one or no place to go for safety and security, a home where there is always criticism and censure. A place where there is no safety. Or just plainly put, a home where there is nothing or not enough?
There is One who will be your everything, a “home” at all times. God can be that “home”, the place of safety and love.
In the Bible it reads:
And you shall seek me (God), and find me (God), when you shall search for me (God) with all your heart. – Jeremiah 29:13
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. – Matt 7:7
This is a new decade and a new day and a fresh start. Put God first everyday and in everything you do.
I have my “home” with my family and I am blessed to have an eternal “home” in Christ Jesus because He is my rock, my shield and my help. He gave me this family and I can thank Him everyday. He daily loads me with benefits (blessings) that I can never say enough because I have made Him Lord of my life.
Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits – psalm 68:19
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