SIGNPOST

SIGNPOST

I read a quote recently from John Townsend’s book Hiding From Love that gave me some encouraging perspective in the face of moving away from my friends and loved ones. I meant to post this earlier but I haven’t had a chance to until now. [Side note: I’ve arrived here safe and I’m dealing with the jet-lag full force]

The extent to which we attach deeply to God and others is the extent to which we leave something behind in people’s hearts. If we allow ourselves to matter to others, and they to us, we’ll miss them and they’ll miss us. The feelings of loss are like a signpost: “Love was here.”

This ache in my heart is therefore a gift from God.