It occurred to me recently that people are highly irrational. Hardly an original thought, I know.

Christians believe that followers of Jesus will spend eternity with God. That is the heart of the evangelical message. We call it beng saved. We believe we will go to heaven.

So our life as human beings is divided into two parts:

1. The life on this earth which lasts about 70 years on average.

2. Our life with God which lasts for ever.

The part that puzzles me is this. If the main part of our life is to be experienced in heaven, why do so many christians invest so little time preparing for it?

We are in the process of buying a new car. We have checked out different sources of information to find out what is good value and to compare the new vehicle with the one it will replace. It is just a car that will last a few years, but we have spent time to make sure that it is the right place to invest our money.

Buying a house is a major commitment. People spend days looking at advertisments, talking to agents, inspecting houses, orgnaising a mortgage, getting legal advice and builders' checks. That is a good thing to do and is just common sense given the cost of a house.

So how much do we invest in preparing for eternity? This is not just dollars but our life after this life. Surely we should be investing time on our relationship with God, dedicating our efforts, our time and our money to knowing Him, serving Him, loving Him. For many christians, it seems we prefer the world now than heaven later.

Jesus told us "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." (Matthew 6:21)

Perhaps the reason why we don't invest in heaven is because our heart isn't there.