should<\/em> push us closer to Jesus, longing for another land with a Father-King who rules with strength and grace, protecting His children and welcoming them into His presence, face-to-face.<\/p>\n…but does it?<\/p>\n
Are you homesick?<\/p>\n
I know too often I’m not. \u00a0That’s what is frightening. \u00a0It’s when I don’t<\/em> long for home. \u00a0That’s when I know I’ve gotten too comfortable in a world I wasn’t ultimately designed for. \u00a0It’s when I have to pull back a bit and remember I’m not to be conformed to this world, but transformed<\/em> by the renewing of my mind (Romans 12:2). \u00a0That comes through the Word–spending time absorbing the Truth, meditating on the reality of another Kingdom that I’ve been born into and fitted for, and praying for a fresh\u00a0perspective on why I’m still here. \u00a0Only then will I be ready to engage the world in a way that brings glory to God and healing to the hurting. \u00a0Only then will I experience what it means to be rescued from this present evil age.<\/p>\n