Belonging

As I was driving home, lights piercing the darkness, I cried out to God, "I just want to belong!"

Later, as I was getting ready for bed, I was reading through the Psalms. I was struck by these verses:

"Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Baca (weeping), they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools."

So I am a pilgrim. I am on a journey, which means I'm not meant to stay in one place for very long. What if its not so much about finding a place to belong, so I can settle down and be comfortable?

And I wondered how the Valley of (weeping) could be made into a place of springs? My NIV text note said: The joyful expectations of the pilgrims transform the difficult ways into places of refreshment.

So it's about who I know and that He is a good Father. It even says about Jesus that he endured the cross for the joy that was set before Him. Even in the "weeping". Even in the feeling of "not belonging", What it really boils down to is knowing I belong to Him and living out of that. And I remembered Him saying to me that very morning, "You are mine!"