As I was driving around town the other day, I noticed something that stayed with me long after I made it home.

I saw a homeless couple sitting together on the sidewalk. They didn’t have much, just a few bags beside them and the clothes they were wearing. But they held on to each other as if having each other was all that mattered.

It wasn’t the first time I had seen this. I’ve noticed couples like this in different cities, large ones and small towns alike. No matter the location, the scene is similar. They may have lost their home, their security, and their stability… but they have not let go of each other.

And every time I see it, I can’t help but think:

When everything else is gone, they still have love.

And somehow… that seems to be enough.

When Having More Costs Us Everything

Now contrast that with what we see every day.

Couples sitting inside comfortable homes arguing over financial pressure. Marriages slowly cracking under the weight of debt, ambition, or the constant desire for more. Relationships that once began with joy unraveling because “enough” never feels like enough.

They have what they need, but always want more.

A newer car.
A bigger television.
A larger house.
A better lifestyle.

Slowly, without realizing it, the pursuit of “more” replaces the commitment to each other. And in chasing upgrades, some lose the very person they once promised to hold onto.

It’s heartbreaking.

Because the homeless couple holding onto each other has lost almost everything the world measures as success, yet they haven’t lost love.

They haven’t lost loyalty.
They haven’t lost companionship.
They haven’t lost the decision to stay.

And that kind of love is rare.

The Difference Between a House and a Home

We often confuse having a house with having a home. But they are not the same thing.

A house can stand without love,
but love can stand even when there is no house.

I’ve seen couples with roofs over their heads who live miles apart emotionally, separate rooms, separate hearts, separate lives. They have walls, furniture, comfort… yet something essential is missing.

Because the truth is this:

You can have a house and still be homeless,
but love can turn even nothing into home.

A home is not built with square footage or electronics. It is built with patience. With forgiveness. With sacrifice. With presence.

Love is what anchors us when security disappears. It is what remains when circumstances strip everything else away. It is not created by money or protected by possessions. It is sustained by humility, grace, and commitment.

That kind of love cannot be purchased.
It can only be chosen, daily, deliberately, faithfully.

What Love Really Is

Scripture tells us plainly what love looks like.

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs… It always protects, always trusts, always hopes… always!