Most People Want to go to Heaven, but They Don’t Want to Die to Get There

Most people want to go to heaven, they just don’t want to die to get there.  I chuckle every time I hear this phrase. We want the reward but fear the price.

This is in so many areas of life. For example, I may want:

to be lean and physically fit, but don’t want to eat a healthy diet or spend time in the gym; a better paying or more fulfilling job, but can’t motivate myself to get more training or education; a loving and satisfying marriage, but certain things about my partner make it hard;...