You don’t have to read the Bible too long to figure out that our God is all about new things and looking forward.
Healthy things grow. God wants us to grow, each and every day. The number one metaphor we see in scripture is a seed and we notice that God is more concerned with our growing then where we're going.
We have been given the capacity to serve God, run our own lives, and serve others in a world in need...so how do we achieve this?