Temporary Home

Listen to this song before reading this post. Temporary Home by Carrie Underwood

Do you ever feel like you do not belong on this earth? Do you ever feel tired, scared, afraid, lonely, or sad in this world? I am sure everybody has felt this way at least once or twice in life. It is all right to feel lonely, depressed, or lost in the world. We are all here for a very short period of time. Nothing is permanent. Nothing is forever on Earth.

So, why do we worry? Why do we have doubts about the future? Spiritual confusion is a part of life. The only way to not be confused is to take God's hand and trust in Him. He knows what he is doing. You have to let God get you through temporary situations, even though you may not understand what exactly is happening. If we go through times of confusion and trials, we can understand what God truly wants from us.

God is always your friend. He will never let you go and never allow you to fall. He may not seem like a friend when you go through rough times, but during those rough times, God wants you to earnestly seek Him through prayer. When you seek God, He will answer you, and you will find what you are looking for. Luke 11:9-10 says, "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened."

It is important to talk to and to get to know your Heavenly Father because your relationship with Him is the only way for you to overcome challenges in life. It is nice to have family and friends in this world for care and support, but do not be ashamed of your heavenward glances because God is always there behind the steering wheel of life.

For some, it is a struggle to find a place in this world. Some feel like they do not belong at all and have very little hope. There is no need to worry. The only place that matters is the room God prepared for you in heaven. "In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am." John 14:2-3. Jesus said this in order for us to know that God is our only hope and light.

God will come and pick us up from this temporary home and will take us to His where we can spend eternity with fellow believers. "For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever." 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17. So, there is no reason to fear death. If you lose a loved one, just remember that the loved one is in heaven with Jesus now, and you will be with that person soon. When someone close to you passes away, it is not a sad day. That person gets to see God's beautiful face and gets to stand in His presence. The person gets to meet Jesus and be with Him forever. Life is short and temporary. You will meet Jesus and loved ones sooner than later.

Jesus laid down his life, so that this world may be saved, and we can spend eternity in our Father's House (John 3:16). For me, it will be a joy to meet Jesus when I arrive in heaven. I feel lonely and out of tune in this world, but it is a great feeling to know that God has a special place for me in His House. In this world, we are just passing through windows and doors. We may be sad, lonely, and frightened, but remember, the world is a temporary home. The final destination is eternal life in the Father's House.

There is a song by Carrie Underwood called, "Temporary Home." This song was very inspiring to me and is now one of my favorites. I love this song. Take another listen now that you have read through this passage I wrote. Here is a link to the song on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LraOiHUltak