Heaven

I think about heaven a lot - how great it's going to be, how I can't wait to to get there, all of that. I have no fear or trepidation about death whatsoever because I'm so excited about it.

So this morning in the shower I was thinking about it and I began to wonder - why does God have us go through this life on earth first? Why not just create us directly in heaven? Seems like it would save a lot of pain all around.

I'm sure the answer is wrapped up somewhere in God loving us, because everything he does is. Maybe when I get to heaven he'll explain it to me :)