Don't worrry, be happy.. can you?

Are you happy?
If Heaven is a happy place & a perfect place, then why don't we spend more time & energy preparing eternity there & why aren't Christians happier now too?
4  But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,
5  even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),
6  and RAISED us up with Him, and SEATED us with Him in the heavenly places IN Christ Jesus,
7  so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
8  For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;
9  not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.
10  For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. Ephesians 2:4-10 (NASB)

Verse 6 kinda thrills my soul & encourages me to love God and join in with Him in those works of His He wants to do through me in verse 10.
Walking in God's will is a happy place no matter how things look through my eyes if I trust Him & I truly believe my eternity is secure based on what Jesus did for me!
Appreciating Grace leads to loving obedience like Jesus said in John 14:15 & other places.

Live or work out your salvation the same way it started and the same way it is finished - by grace through faith!

Be Happy! God is at work in you both to will and to do His good pleasure!

"for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure."
Philippians 2:13 (NASB)