The Longing for Home, Part 1
The Longing for Home, Part 1  
Podcast: Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast
Published On: Wed Jul 02 2025
Description: C.S. Lewis once wrote, “If I find in myself desires, which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is I was made for another world.” Ryan Ingram explains why everyone has a longing and restlessness for something more. Join him in Genesis chapter 2 as he describes the perfect environment God created for Adam and Eve and why, since sin entered the world, our hearts ache to be reunited with our Creator.Main PointsWhat do I do about the ache within me? What if my longing isn’t a problem to fix but a sign pointing me home?We are all SPIRITUALLY HOMESICK.The heart aches for PERMANENCE. - Genesis 2:8 & John 14:2-3The heart aches for PRESENCE. - Genesis 2:7 & Matthew 28:20bThe heart aches for PLEASURE. - Genesis 2:9 & Psalm 16:11The heart aches for PEACE. - Genesis 2:15 & Matthew 11:28-30The home my heart aches for is not just a PLACE but a PERSON. - John 14:6Broadcast ResourceDownload Free MP3Message NotesSpeker MentionsC.S. Lewis "Mere Christianity" & "The Weight of Glory and Other Addresses"Tim Keller "The Prodigal God"Ronald Rolheiser "Sacred Fire"Additional Resource Mentions"I Choose Joy" Book"I Choose Joy" Home Church StudyConnect888-333-6003WebsiteChip Ingram AppInstagramFacebookTwitterPartner With UsDonate Online888-333-6003About Ryan IngramRyan Ingram is the pastor of Awakening Church, founded in September 2012 with a passion to awaken this generation to new life in Jesus. He is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and has pursued additional study at Moody Theological Seminary. Ryan and his wife, Jenny, have three children and live in California.