People in heaven aren’t just going to be standing around in a field all day saying, “Praise God.” God says that there will be “pleasures forevermore” (Psalm 16:11). Infinite pleasures to experience that go on and on for eternity. 1 Corinthians 2:9 — “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” 2 Corinthians 12:4 — “How that he was caught up into paradise [heaven], and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.” Imagine the tastiest food and drink on earth. Imagine the most wonderful music on earth. Imagine the most delightful smells on earth. Imagine the most comfortable weather on earth. Imagine the most beautiful places on earth. Imagine the most beautiful architecture on earth. The Bible tells us that this earth has been subjected to death and decay as part of the curse of mankind when Adam sinned in the garden of Eden. Imagine when it is restored to full glory at the end of the age. There’s going to be nothing on earth that’s better than what will be in heaven and the earth during the 1,000 year millennial kingdom, nor on the eternal new heaven and earth that is created after the millennial kingdom is finished. What’s the point of life? Aren’t our greatest times in life in getting together with friends and family and having a good time, loving on each other (not sexually) and enjoying things together? That’s what we’ll be doing in heaven and on the new eternal earth with God our Father, the Lord Jesus Christ and our friends and family. The Bible tells us in Romans 14:17 that the kingdom of heaven is of righteousness, peace and joy — “for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking [merely for survival], but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit”. Righteousness — there will be no evil or injustice. Peace — there will be no stress, anxiety, worry, fear, pain, tears and the like. Joy — there will be no sadness or depression or boredom. Galatians 5:22-23 gives us even more insight into God’s character, as it will be for us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. We will also be immersed in God’s love – a love that makes us feel like we’re the only one He loves (even though we know He loves all His children equally) – for God is love (1 John 4:8 — He who does not love [by not believing the gospel] does not know God, for God is love.). Not only was the earth subject to decay when Adam sinned, but the animal kingdom was also affected. In heaven, during the millennial kingdom and on the new eternal heaven and earth the animal kingdom will be restored. Just a couple glimpses into this from the Bible: Isaiah 11:6-8 — “The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, The leopard shall lie down with the young goat, The calf and the young lion and the fatling together; And a little child shall lead them. The cow and the bear shall graze; Their young ones shall lie down together; And the lion shall eat straw like the ox. The nursing child shall play by the cobra’s hole, And the weaned child shall put his hand in the viper’s den.” All of this is made possible because of who God is: His character, his attributes, His power, His creativity, His beauty, His intelligence, His knowledge, His wisdom, His grandness, His vastness, etc. All of this is summed up as His glory – His amazingness. True worship isn’t just lying on a mat in a field saying, “Praise God.” True worship is experiencing and enjoying all that God has created for us to enjoy, and enjoying our personal relationships with God the Father, our God and Lord Jesus Christ and our friends and family, and ultimately thanking Him for all that He is (His glory) that allowed all this to happen in the first place, and simply letting Him know you love Him for it. That’s true worship.
The only other alternative to this eternal paradise is the lake of fire and brimstone for all eternity, where “the worms that eat them do not die, and the fire is never quenched” — Mark 9:48.
If you’re interested in heaven, God made it the easiest way possible to get there. No, you don’t need to turn from your sins and do good deeds. In fact, Christ said that if you bring your works and don’t rely solely on Him, that He will say to you, “Away from me, I never knew you.” — Matthew 7:21-23. The way to heaven is to simply believe the gospel (the good news) found in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 — that (1) Christ died to pay for all your sins (past, present and future), and (2) He was buried, and (3) He rose again the third day. Believe that and you’re saved. You can’t lose your salvation for any reason either. The nanosecond you believe the gospel, you are sealed with the Holy Spirit, which is the guarantee of your salvation (Ephesians 1:13-14 — In Him [Jesus] you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.). Again, it’s not by works (Ephesians 2:8-9 — For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.) You can know you’re saved by if you simply believe (1 John 5:13 — These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God).