Day 1 – YOU ARE A CITIZEN OF HEAVEN

Read Philippians 3:20
Where does the Bible day your “citizenship” is?
If you are a citizen of a country, that means you were born in OR have registered to belong in that country. You can choose to live anywhere but your citizenship is in your home country. God tells you that you are a citizen of heaven. Because you believe in Jesus, your name is written in God’s book of life. You may live on earth for 100 years, but your home is in heaven. Does knowing that you belong in heaven give you comfort when you do things differently than the world?

Give it a try!

Pretend this is God’s passport He gave you when you started to live on earth. Write down all the places in your passport that you have been or want to go.

Day 2 – YOU ARE A FOREIGNER

When you live in another country, you might stand out a little because of your accent or because you do things that way your home country does things. For example, if you are an American who lives in France, they might know you by your American accent or the fact that your main language is English. They also might know you are an American when you celebrate the 4th of July, which is not a holiday they celebrate in France.
Read 1 Peter 2:11
Peter wrote a letter to a group of believers a long time ago. In this letter, He called them two things. What does he call them? What does He ask them to do?

Day 3 – GOD HAS A PLACE FOR YOU!

Read John 14:1-3
What does God have prepared for you in His house?
What is Jesus doing right now? What will Jesus one day do?
God has a sweet room waiting for you! Forget all these cool room makeover shows – the room God is building you will be perfect. He died on the cross for you, resurrected and went back to heaven to prepare the place He has for you. Just imagine Jesus with a hammer building your room. Maybe He will just snap His fingers and it will be in place. However He chooses to do it, the truth is, He is doing it for you. You belong in heaven and you belong with Him. He is proving it by promising you a room in His house!

Day 4 – HEAVEN IS BETTER THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE

Read 1 Corinthians 2:9. How is what God has prepared for you described?
It is hard to understand heaven because you live on earth. Just ask yourself this one question… do you like living on earth? If your answer is “yes” then you must remember who created the earth… God. If He created earth but says heaven is so much better, isn’t that something to look forward to even if you can’t see it? Heaven is God’s big surprise present waiting for you. It’s okay to love life on earth, but just know that where you belong is going to be even better.

Day 5 – MEMORIZE IT

Read 1 Corinthians 2:9 again and write it below.
Finding your true identity doesn’t end when your life on earth ends—it just gets better. Your real home is in heaven forever and God has an adventure for you there. Memorize this verse today to remember that because you are a follower of Jesus, you belong in heaven and it will be awesome!