Every morning when our family goes their separate ways to work and school I pray. One thing I always ask God to do is to "deliver us all safely home at the end of this day."
During a recent time of devotions I was struck with the thought that my heart was "off" in this prayer. In my heart I was asking God to protect our family while they are out of the house but once they had been safely returned, I was back in control.
The truth is, we are not any more or less safe at home than anywhere else. Our safety is in the Lord and our protection is under His wing.
Where ever we travel, together or separately, if we walk with Jesus, we are safe at home. No matter what our outward circumstances look like, we remain in His care.
I still pray for the protection and safe return of my family to our home. However, my heart is different now. Now, I know that when we all return safely together we have been blessed with another evening as a family gathered together in the protection of the Lord.
