When Are You Coming Back Home?

Since I left, the question I get the most is:
“When are you coming back home?”

It usually comes with a smile, sometimes a laugh, and other times, a hint of guilt.
Like maybe I’ve been gone too long.
Like maybe I’m missing something.
Like maybe I’ve forgotten where I came from.

But here’s the truth: I didn’t leave home—I left a place.

And that’s a big difference.

See, for the longest time, I thought home was where I grew up. Where my family lived. Where people knew my name, my story, and my past. But what I’ve learned is that sometimes the place that raised you can’t carry the version of you that GOD is trying to grow.

Sometimes “home” gets so comfortable that it becomes a cage.

And sometimes the people asking you when you’re coming back aren’t really asking out of love—they’re asking out of confusion. Because your decision to leave challenges their decision to stay.

They see you moving different. Dreaming bigger. Healing out loud. And that kind of growth will always stir something in people who aren’t ready to do the same.

The truth is, I didn’t leave because I was running—I left because I was called.

I left comfort for clarity. I left the familiar to find freedom. I left what was expected to chase what was eternal.

And no shade to anybody still there—honestly. I love where I came from. I’m grateful for it. It shaped me. It built me. But I had to move when GOD said move, even when I didn’t have all the details. Even when it hurt. Even when it made people whisper.

So, when folks ask, “When are you coming back home?”
I smile now and say:

“I never left home. I just followed peace.”

Scripture Reflection:
“By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.” – Hebrews 11:8 (NIV)

Sometimes home isn’t a zip code—it’s a season. And when GOD calls you into a new one, don’t let guilt, fear, or pressure pull you back into something you’ve outgrown. Keep walking forward in faith. Peace is your confirmation, not people’s approval.