If your sole motivation is rewards in Heaven, as opposed to reflecting God’s love through you to others, I think you should talk that over with your Father and ask His Spirit to give you the desires He wants you to have. 

Please notice that our job is to believe and to seek. The rewards are up to Him. So chase Him, and let Him take care of the rewards and life direction and all the other ‘wind and waves’ circumstances in your life.

One of our EPM staff was going through the junk folder for messages sent to my Facebook page, and came across this treasure of a message sent several months ago. I believe it was divinely orchestrated that this letter would remain in the junk folder until last Wednesday, December 7, so I could read it on what was a day of nostalgia for me as I was reflecting on the fact that it was exactly 54 years ago Nanci and I met.

When Kirk Cousins, starting quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, interviewed me, one of the great questions he asked was, “Will we have regret in Heaven when we finally see with an eternal perspective?” I really appreciated Kirk’s question because of his Bible-based recognition of a truth many Christians don’t often contemplate, that “each of us will give an account of ourselves to God” (Romans 14:12).

It’s not so much the burdens themselves that automatically lead to reward. It’s our heart response to them that matters: the character-byproducts produced and the heart of faith that trusts Jesus even when things don’t make sense from our perspective.

In 2019, Randy Alcorn was interviewed by Pastor Jim Putman at Real Life Ministries in Post Falls, Idaho. In this clip, he talks about rewards in Heaven and how our works won't save us, but they do matter.

In 2019, Randy Alcorn was interviewed by Pastor Jim Putman at Real Life Ministries in Post Falls, Idaho. In this clip, he talks about rewards and building your treasure in Heaven.

In 2019, Randy Alcorn was interviewed by NFL quarterback Kirk Cousins at Holland Christian School in Holland, Michigan on the subjects of Heaven, Happiness, and Giving. In this clip, he talks about the system of eternal rewards and what those rewards will be.

Christ, our greatest Treasure, is also our great rewarder. He said, “For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done” (Matthew 16:27).