jonathan eldridge poses this question in his book all things new. When you embrace that every gift God intends for you will be fully restored in the life to come, you will live in this life with a greater freedom and peace than those who live with YOLO perpective, that this life is all there is. You cant loose anything or anyone in Gods family.

What if God willed you to have free will? Can that be taken away?

Jonathan Eldridge? How about St John Chrysostom or St John of Damascus or St John Cassian?

I'm just not sure that's true. It's certainly not true of material possessions. It's not true that we have our spouse in heaven. Not everyone makes it to heaven, so its not true of family/friends.

At least we get our dogs.