What a great perspective Psalm 84 gives us on life. All our longing should be for the courts of the Lord. I often wonder if my soul "longs, yes faints" for the presence of God. If I'm being honest, I imagine I am seldom in love with the idea of the presence of God. This life is so distracting. I enjoy my wife, my kids, my work, and the many activities that keep me busy. However, the cry of my heart should be for the return of Christ, his presence, and his dwelling place. I want to come to the place where I am constantly convinced that "a day in [his] courts is better than a thousand elsewhere." Don't get me wrong, if you ask me if I believe heaven is better than earth, I'd always say "yes" and that emphatically. But why does that truth live in the recesses of my mind rather than be the shaping factor of how I live each moment? The sufferings of this present age are nothing compared to the glory of the revelation of Christ. When Christ, who is my life, appears, I will appear with him in glory. Every bit of my hope should be set on the coming of Jesus. His eminent return should shape how I now conduct myself in holy reverence during my stay on earth.