Me: Your ways, oh Lord, are so far above our ways Too wonderful, too high, with results that amaze You have given dominion to the sons of men Teaching us to reign and how to be Your friend Lord: You were made in My image and by My own hand Given a free will to choose and understand Everything that happens is for a reason Your time on earth is only a short season Seek out My Presence and learn how to love This will fit you for your true home above Your thoughts and intents are proved by fire Is your home this world, or am I your desire? Debbie Furey December 31, 2021 Mark 10:29–31 – “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel 30 will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age: homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields—along with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life. 31 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.” John 14:23-24 – “Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. 24 Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.” Hebrews 11:8-16 When you begin to live your life by faith in God and what He says in His Word, you start to see things differently. In light of eternity, we are only on this earth for a short time. There is a purpose in everything we do and everything that happens to us. When we see and understand that God uses everything for our good to those who love Him, we can live a victorious and purposeful life. Our true home is not this earth but the one we will dwell in throughout eternity. Therefore, we should set our affections on God and make our decisions based on this fact. Is what we are doing or planning for our glory or for God’s glory?