It is not just dancing

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us. For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God. Romans 8:18-19

As a child I looked forward expectantly to what I would do in heaven. I would run through fields of flowers and dance on the clouds. I would hold discussion with people from the Bible and brave men  and women of the past. I would laugh with my sister at this brief moment called life and hear her every thought saved up for a lifetime. As I have grown a little older and been levelled to awe by my God time and again, this expectation  has changed. All I want to do now is see my Jesus. I want to fall down and worship the Lamb who was slain for me. I want to cry out with the angels "Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty!" He is faithful. He is patient. He is good. He has redeemed my life and filled it with all grace necessary to carry me to heaven's threshold. Jesus is our inheritance. His presence, His Lordship, His glory and blessings are our reward.

There are no tears in eternity, but I imagine there are heaping mounds of laughter.

What has stolen your hope?  Is heaven so far away?  Before we worship in heaven, let us practice our joy here.