You can feel homesick inside your own home.
When I first realized my mother needed more support, I began visiting her for a few months every year, staying in her spare room. What began as a few months quickly became most months.
Living with Mama always felt like home, while returning to my condo felt less like home and more like an Airbnb, a place I visit. One day, I found myself homesick for my mother’s house while staying in mine.
For me, physical homesickness rarely arrives alone. It’s often accompanied by spiritual homesickness.
When I feel “far from home”, I usually feel far from God, too.
You may know exactly what that feels like. Your body, relationships, job, home, or life once felt like home. Then something changed, and now it doesn’t. During that kind of change, God feels distant, too.If you’re wondering how to return to God when life no longer feels like home, here are three ways that help me.
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