{"id":1744,"date":"2015-04-07T12:58:58","date_gmt":"2015-04-07T12:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hollywsmith.com\/?p=1744"},"modified":"2015-04-07T12:59:10","modified_gmt":"2015-04-07T12:59:10","slug":"cant-find-my-way-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hollywsmith.com\/?p=1744","title":{"rendered":"Can’t Find My Way Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

Woke to this song playing in my head:
\n\u201cYour ways are higher,
\nYour ways are deeper\"images-2\"<\/a>
\nAll my hope is in you.\u201d<\/p>\n

A woman cried out in a memory care facility: \u201cI want to go home! I\u2019m sick and I want to go home! A man tugged on my sleeve in the hall and said, \u201cDo you know where her home is?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo,\u201d I replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe has been lost for years and can\u2019t find her way home…\u201d<\/p>\n

That profound statement reminded me of a line from a song of my era, \u201cI\u2019m wasted and I can\u2019t find my way home.\u201d (by Blind Faith) Is your life wasted because it is not being lived in a meaningful way? Are you lost? Are you numbing yourself to get away from the pain of being you? Are you trying to be who you think you should be instead of who you truly are? Are you sick of your present life and want to feel vital and purpose filled? <\/p>\n

God is near to heal your heart and guide you home. His people are your family. Keep walking toward Him. Your eyes will be opened, you will be found when you know that all your hope is in Him… <\/p>\n

They will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of the Lord; and you will be called Sought After, The City No Longer Deserted. (Isaiah 62:12)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Woke to this song playing in my head: \u201cYour ways are higher, Your ways are deeper All my hope is in you.\u201d A woman cried out in a memory care facility: \u201cI want to go home! I\u2019m sick and I want to go home! A man tugged on my sleeve in the hall and said, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2504,"url":"https:\/\/hollywsmith.com\/?p=2504","url_meta":{"origin":1744,"position":0},"title":"I’ve Been Changed! 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