Where is home? Is it where your family lives? Where your work’s located? How do you find the comfort of home? Do you sometimes feel out of place?

Living in two cultures brings a sense of not belonging anywhere. I not only live in a foreign country but also in a Quechua village in Bolivia where three cultures and three languages collide—making the mix even more interesting. Feeling out of place is an understatement. Yet, somehow I am at home.

When I arrive in the States for furlough, I feel at home. I can speak English, my mother tongue. Yay! My friends wear what I wear––well, once I get to a store and update my look. Then comes a new haircut. Yes, friends make sure I get where I need to go for this new look. I look the part, but am I at home? Yes! Why? How can I be at home in two different countries and still not fit into either one? The answer is simple.

I’m at home because I am where God wants me to be. I am in His will. “Home” is being in God’s will. “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well” (Matthew 6:33 NIV).

In God’s will, we have a proper place of belonging––with a warm spark of home in our hearts. One day we’ll arrive in our forever home. Until then, we find a home in the center of God’s will.

Are you in your proper place?

Peggy Cunningham and her husband are missionaries in Bolivia, South America. They work with the Quechua people and have a children’s ministry. Peggy is also an author. Her children’s books and devotionals include Shape Your Soul, 31 Exercises of Faith that Move Mountains, a women’s devotional. Visit  www.PeggyCunningham.com.