As citizens of Papua New Guinea, you are aliens and foreigners here in America. And as an American citizen, I am a foreigner in Papua New Guinea. But think of this: As children of the King of a Heavenly kingdom, we are actually strangers and sojourners in our own birth country! We are in the world, but not of it. We are of Heaven!
We are children awaiting the day when we shall be brought up to our Father into our true country. Our home here on earth is just a temporary training ground—no matter where it is on the globe. It is a place where we can work to store up treasures in our Heavenly home. It is a place where we are tempted and tried so that we learn to lean on Jesus. It is a place where we cannot--on our own--rise above the filth around us, and therein we recognize our great need for a Savior. It is a place where we can reach out to the ones around us who live in darkness and show them the Light.
It’s easy to say—“In the world, but not of it” though it’s somewhat harder to live. I often find that even though I know the above words are true, I somehow forget to keep things in perspective. Live is busy. There is always something going on at church, at school, with friends and family.
We carry hevi’s and burdens that fill up our minds with too much distraction. But, when this happens it is the best time of all to stop and remember—we are not from here!
When we are feeling out of place in a new land or a new culture, just remember—we are not from here! We don’t have to fit in with everyone else. We don’t have to look like or act like or do the things that everyone else is doing. They are of the world—this is their home. We are of Heaven—THAT is OUR home. I am not ashamed to be of a Heavenly kingdom with the King of all King and the Lord of all Lords as my Father.
So taim yu kisim tumas hevi na kainkain ol samting blo graun i laik daunim yu na paulim tingting blo yu, yu mas tingim asples tru blo yu na noken give up!
