Encouragement for Weary Travelers

Recently, the lyrics to this song have been going through my head. They are as follows:
This world is not my home, I'm just passing through. My treasures are laid up somewhere beyond the blue. The angels beckon me from Heaven's open door, and I can't feel at home in this world anymore .
O Lord you know I have no friend like you. If Heaven's not my home , then Lord what will I do?The angels beckon me from Heaven's open door, and I can't feel at home in this world anymore.
We sang this in church when I was growing up, but I never quite "got" the meaning until I was much older. We say things like, "this world is not my home", but I think we don't "get" it completely. If this world is not our home, why do we put down such large roots? If this world is not our home, why do we worry and fear when people don't agree with us?
I believe that all of us struggle with this in various degrees, because of our humanity. I also believe that we can overcome these things by fixing our eyes on Jesus. This is not the first time I've recommended the cure of fixing our eyes on Jesus, and it won't be the last time. I personally believe that Christianity is and should be simple. Not easy or without problems, but simple. Much of our worries and cares could be diminished or even demolished if we fixed our eyes on Jesus.
I am not someone who speaks in "thus sayeth the Lord" terms, but as someone who watches the signs of the times, I think we can believe that we are in some stage of the last days. We cannot be shocked that evil abounds. We cannot be shocked that our churches are being infiltrated by the ways of the world. We cannot lose our faith and hope. Jesus asked in Luke 18:8 "Nevertheless, when the Son of Man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?" Matthew 10:22 says, "And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved." Jude verse 3 says, " Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints."
I think all these verses show us that we can't just come to Jesus for salvation, then sit back and relax until the day Jesus returns. We must be active in keeping our faith alive and in enduring until the end. Now more than ever before we need to know as Paul did in II Tim. 1:12 "For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day." If we know Who and what we believe we can stand firm.
Now, I know that we all live in a human body with earthly thoughts and emotions running through our veins. I am not saying we'll never wonder if we're the ones off base or be sad and even lonely in our walk with God. However, if you know what God says in His Word, if you spend time in prayer and in seeking God through His Word; I do not think you can stay for long in a negative or defeated mind set.
We must give the Holy Spirit something to work with in our lives. Jesus said that the Comforter would come and teach you, and bring all things to your remembrance whatsoever I have said unto you. If we have God's word in our hearts, the Holy Spirit will bring those things to our remembrance and we won't have to be kept down by what our eyes see around us. I also think that the body of Believers needs to bear one another's burdens. We should be able to talk to our brothers and sisters in Christ about our struggles of faith. I think that in these days you need to watch someones life and see if it bears the fruit of the Spirit before baring your soul, but we should not be afraid to ask for support in prayer.
I would like to recommend some sermon Cd's that have been enormously faith building to me in the last couple of weeks. They are from World Challenge by Dave Wilkerson and they are titled "Standing Steadfast in Christ" and "God Has Not Passed You By" Those two in particular have really encouraged me, but he has many more that I would also recommend. I find Dave Wilkerson to be a steadfast man of faith who seeks the Lord and is not swept about by changing winds of doctrine. I've listened to dozens of his teachings and have always been excited and encouraged in the Lord.
This world is not our home!