What Can Earth Do To You If You Are Guaranteed Heaven?

“Now suppose both death and hell were utterly defeated.  Suppose the fight was fixed.  Suppose God took you on a crystal ball trip into your future and you saw with indubitable certainty that despite everything — your sin, your smallness, your stupidity — you could have free for the asking your whole crazy heart’s deepest desire: heaven, eternal joy.  Would you not return fearless and singing?  What can earth do to you, if you are guaranteed heaven?  To fear the worst earthly loss would be like a millionaire fearing the loss of a penny — less, a scratch on a penny.”
Peter Kreeft, Heaven (San Francisco, 1989), page 183.

Think about it. What are you so afraid of? What keeps you so unhappy? What are you so anxious about? When I take my last breath on earth, my next breath will be in Heaven. The Apostle Paul said to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. The person who has been rescued from sin and death by Jesus Christ is already seated in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. His victory over sin and death is imputed to me, He is my righteousness sanctification and redemption. I will fear no earthly loss because the Lord is with me, He is for me, He loves me, He cares for me, He sustains me, He upholds me, He has saved me. If you are a Christian you are guaranteed Heaven, so what can earth do to you?