There's a saying that reads, "Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home." But are we really willing to live in a humble home?

Tragically, many people have no home at all, much less a humble one. This thought should make us more grateful for whatever home we do have.

Several years ago, I had to put this to the test for myself. For 10 months my home was one large room in which I had just the basics—no more, no less. During that time the Lord taught me to be content. I came to the same conviction expressed by Moses in Psalm 90:1, "Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations." The Christian's real dwelling place is not bricks and mortar—it's God.

I was rather reluctant to leave that now-precious room behind and return to my house. But I've come to understand that no matter where I live, today or in the future, God is my true home forever.

The following words were on a sign outside a church in England: "It doesn't matter where you live, as long as you live where you are." If God is your dwelling place, you are living where you are. If you're not content where you are, put your trust in God and thank Him for all He's given you.  —JEY  — Joanie Yoder