Excitment!

The past couple of days have been crazy. I am a planner. As soon as I found out I was going to Germany, I sat down and wrote out lists of things that needed to be done between then and when I leave. I was am SO excited, that I am shaking in my heels. By just looking at me, people knew something different was up. My day to day for this week has completely changed. I am getting more done, being careful about how I spend my time, and everything just seems right. I am going to Germany people!!
In the midst of it all, this thought came, "How much different would my life be if I was THAT excited about going to heaven?" How careful would I be about my time? Would people be able to tell a difference in my life? How many people would I be telling about it?

"...they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hat prepared for them a city. "