Home Really Is Where the Heart Is!!

Yep, this one hits home, where the heart is!  Screwtape Letters unveils what we know but would rather not know... that prosperity, having enough (though we all think we could use a little more) to do some things, buy some things, eat places, etc., "knits a man's heart to the World.  He feels that he is finding his place in it while really it is finding its place in him." (page 155)

Home is where my heart is, what I think about, dream about, long for.  So the question that cuts through is, "Where is my heart?"  Is my heart wrapped around the Kingdom of God?  Where does my joy lie?  In worship and serving, in experiencing the Lord through His word or in places I can go, things I can do?  What gets the most of my thinking?

Years ago I was wanting to buy something special, something I had been saving for, something I wanted.  I suppose most of us live that way, at least I do, anticipating a fun trip, a purchase, a cool place to eat.  As I was thinking about it one day the Lord clearly convicted me, "You may not buy that!"  The word was clear and strong.

Why?  It was just a gun truth be told.  I could see no reason to be forbidden but I was nevertheless.  "You may not..."  Really?

The item itself had no moral value.  But... my heart was being knit to the world.  This was a call to the Lord to make sure my heart was after Him, not anyplace else.  Years later it seems almost hysterical.  Yet, deep inside I know this was a clear word from the Lord.  Statistics say the more we make the less we give!  I hate that.  I don't want to be a part of that stat.  Whatever prosperity I have I want to make sure my home and my heart are with the Lord.

What does the evidence point to in my life?  How about yours?  Home really is where the heart is!!