Hello Friends. \u00a0This week’s Blog is written by my dear friend and colleague Deborah Vogt, MA. \u00a0Her office is right next to mine and we have shared this work and supported one another for about a decade now. \u00a0I enjoy and respect her tremendously.<\/p>\n
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Who is there at the end of lonesome roads?<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n All of us hope there\u2019s a home<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n A place to rest where wounds get dressed, the table\u2019s full<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The sound of laughter in the halls\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHome at Last\u201d by Josh Garrels<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The promise of \u201carrival\u201d and \u201crest\u201d is still there for God\u2019s people \u2026\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span>at the end of the journey we\u2019ll surely rest with God.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Hebrews 4:9 (MSG)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Perhaps life here is just going to be uncomfortable.<\/p>\n I spent so many years thinking that when I became a mature Christian I would at last be completely comfortable\u2026always at peace, totally trusting, entirely joyful. I smile writing these words, because my experience over the 58 years of my life has been such a mix of things\u2026and I see now that being perfectly comfortable is not even possible!<\/p>\n I am not yet Home.<\/p>\n I never feel completely at ease away from my earthly home, even in the nicest of circumstances. I\u2019m always glad to be back\u2026to walk in the door, set down my bags, climb into my bed, wake up to all that is familiar. It feels even better when the time away has been a challenge! I think our heavenly Home will feel like this, only in ways we cannot now fathom.<\/p>\n Life here on earth is an ongoing journey with all these daily, weekly, monthly, sometimes longstanding seasons of adventure. Some so lovely, some to break one\u2019s heart\u2026all surrounded by the everlasting Love and Presence of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We are never unloved, never alone, never without His strength.<\/p>\n It is imperative that we as children of God and caregivers to those around us remember that we are all on a journey toward Home. That we accept struggle both inside ourselves and out as a normal part of this life and allow these challenges to turn us ever closer to God. Embracing the goodness through gratitude, accepting the challenges in faith.<\/p>\n So love well. Be a reflection of His loving presence to whoever you are journeying with. Look for God\u2019s hand in every situation. Ask Him for wisdom and help. Pray through confusion. Maintain hope.<\/p>\n Home is waiting, and along the way we are always at home with God.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hello Friends. \u00a0This week’s Blog is written by my dear friend and colleague Deborah Vogt, MA. \u00a0Her office is right next to mine and we have shared this work and supported one another for about a decade now. \u00a0I enjoy and respect her tremendously. Who is there at the end of lonesome roads? All […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deeperricherfuller.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2188"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deeperricherfuller.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deeperricherfuller.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deeperricherfuller.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deeperricherfuller.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2188"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deeperricherfuller.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2188\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deeperricherfuller.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deeperricherfuller.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deeperricherfuller.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}