I just have a temporary address here on earth. Because Paul had such a high consciousness of eternity, he pressed on in history. You can keep going, no matter what, when you know heaven is real. You can keep going if you understand that when your human body becomes worm food, you have just begun to live. John said our hope of Christ's return should purify us.
Christians are people who are looking in three directions.
We look back at the Cross and remember what Christ has done. We look inwardly to see what Christ is doing in us today. And we look forward to the day when Christ will return for us. We should be living righteously as we await the final revelation of God's prophetic plan. Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God.