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Story Time My mom and I were in the car one time and I was navigating us somewhere with my phone’s GPS. Randomly I noticed a Dunkin’ Donuts near us on the map. Now, I knew better (we both did as a matter of fact) there was no Dunkin’ near us. We had both lived here our whole lives, surely we would know if there was a Dunkin’ nearby. Still, we had enough time to kill and according to the GPS it wasn’t that far away so you know what we did. We followed the call of the donuts and coffee! Not really to our surprise when the GPS proudly announced that we had arrived, we were in fact not at a Dunkin’. While we knew deep down that we probably weren’t going to get any coffee or donuts on that trip there was still a small amount, at least for me, of disappointment as we drove away empty handed. Why? Well I knew it was unlikely, but the GPS is mostly reliable, right? I have used it many times before and for the most part it gets me to my destination unobstructed. Not this round. This time there was a promise of an iced caramel latte and a chocolate iced donut and I let my hopes get a little too high. Unfortunately, I was left wanting. I’m telling you this seemingly random story because I have been thinking about the idea of home a lot lately and I think we can all relate to this concept. We are all traveling through life trying to go “home”. When I talk of home here I don’t mean the walls and roof you live under, I am talking about HOME. The ultimate place of soul rest. The place for which you were made. The place in which you flourish. The place that you belong, where you are always welcome and embraced, never disregarded. Doesn’t that place sound wonderful? I think we are all trying to find it, unfortunately many have a faulty GPS. We type into the search bar “h-o-m-e” and the GPS dutifully navigates us to a new career, another university degree, a new relationship, a promotion at work, another drink, a new car, and you can fill in the blank with anything you could possibly desire. What’s wrong with this picture? Just like my GPS promised me fulfillment in the form of delicious iced coffee and it didn’t deliver so to with all the things we often chase in this life. Following the voices of this world we chase after things that promise fulfillment and happiness and we are so ultimately disappointed and confused when they don’t deliver. You might feel a little defensive and think well in your silly analogy the building you were looking for didn’t actually exist and the thing that will fulfill me does so I will keep working toward it thank you very much. That is true, but lets say for a second my GPS was correct that day. We ended up at the cafe and I got what my heart desired in that moment. Would it have really made a difference? Would I never again want another cup of coffee because that one was just so life altering and perfect? Of course not! I would probably want another as soon as my cup was empty. That is how our insatiable appetites work, they are never satisfied. If we are to fill an endless appetite we can only fill it with something that is equally endless. So where can we find this home? This place of ultimate belonging? The place our hearts so desperately desire? There is a way. There is a perfect map that can get us there! Let’s talk about it!
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