Heaven doesn’t always sound so wonderful

Christians get a glossy look in their eyes when they talk about heaven.

“We’re going to be worshiping God… forever!” as they let out a contented sigh.

I feign excitement. “Yay!” In my head, I’m thinking, “An eternity of mediocre worship songs? Oh joy…”

We’re going to get to heaven and worship God forever. If that involves the raising of hands and the singing of Chris Tomlin songs, I gotta be honest. It doesn’t sound so appealing.

I’m excited to get to heaven. I know it’s going to be way cooler than anything I can even fathom. I know it’s not going to be an eternal church service (thank God) and that my mind will not be able to comprehend what it will be like. But sometimes it seems we’ve turned into one big worship party.

I love singing and hope to do a lot of it in heaven. But an eternity of it? An eternity of what my mind is currently comprehending worship to be? Hmmm, not so much. I think there will be plenty of other things going on in heaven. How about jamming with Jesus? I’d love to hear Him play guitar. That could be fun.

I remember hearing a quote on the radio one day. My friend Emily reminded me that it was Keith Green. The image it created in my head stuck out to me. Here’s the gist of what it said:

“God spent seven days creating and preparing earth. He has spent thousands and thousands of years preparing the new earth. When I look at the beauty He created in seven days, I can’t wait to see what amazing things He has waiting for us.”

That does give me tingles. Sure, there’s the argument that God is outside of space and time, but I still believe He’s taking His time making our next home something amazing.

Question: What things would you like to see in heaven? Have you ever felt unexcited about the typical heaven picture that’s been painted?