COMING HOME

The holidays are of great importance to me especially now that I am an undergraduate student. It means rest from school work, breaking the routine of 5pm to 1 a.m., good quality food and most importantly, coming home.
Coming home is important for me because from the very moment I get to the neighborhood and enter Ibadan, I start thinking about who I really am, where I am from and my main reason for leaving for Lagos and school in the first place. And when I leave, I leave more brazen and determined to do better with school and all.

For a believer, home in this case is also important. There are a lot of things that seemingly constantly fight for our attention and care and present themselves as demanding. However, in the midst of all the cringle, we must always find our way home.
Home here, is the word of God.

The word of God gives us identity. It is in the word that we are told of who we are and what He has made us. In spite of what seems to be going on and what we are being told, the word of God, our origin should be the basis to us.
The word of God is home to me. It should be to you. Yeah it can be harsh and confronting at times but it's all to the end that we get better. So let's keep coming home to the realities of God's word.

In the word of God, you are informed about what you were before salvation, what you are presently and even see more that you can be as a believer.
Away from that, another reason I love getting home is that I know there's food. You don't get to eat five times daily doses of good quality food at school while pursuing a degree in a federal school. Nah, it's not possible o. But at home?
Its like what the Lord has done, never ending.🤗😇

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#Read your Bible

Writer:Leye Abiola

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