Well, you know that feeling that you get that anticipation when you're waiting for a package to arrive, and then it does.

And there's that little hit of excitement when you see the box on your doorstep.

You grab it, you tear open the box, and within like five minutes, the thrill is gone.

New thrills wear off so very quickly for us. It's a major failing of our fallen nature to be so easily bored with everything.

So how do we know that heaven will not grow boring to us after a million years?

The question comes from a young man named Mason.

Pastor John, I have been struggling with the concept of eternity lately.

Mason writes, I started reading Randy Alcorn's book about heaven.

That's a good start.

Along with DG articles, videos, and listening to APJ.

At first, I had difficulty

imagining what heaven would be like even for a short time. But after reading, I began to

understand joy for thousands, millions, or even billions of years. However, even a hundred

trillion years still seems like nothing in light of eternity. I struggle to process something with no end.

How are we not going to get bored? I know we won't experience time like we do on earth,

and we will be with God who is the ultimate source of joy. But as I read, I see that we will be

doing things, learning, creating, which means time in the sense of progress will pass.

I already question what more we can do in our short time on earth.

TV shows that last 20 plus years can become boring.

And technology feels close to its max in many areas.

In heaven, without sin or fear of death, there

will be no need for doctors, police, or anything else that comes with imperfections. So all

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