"So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it." ~2 Corinthians 5:9

2 Corinthians 5:1-10

“Our bodies are like tents that we live in here on earth. But when these tents are destroyed, we know that God will give each of us a place to live. These homes will not be buildings that someone has made, but they are in heaven and will last forever. While we are here on earth, we sigh because we want to live in that heavenly home. We want to put it on like clothes and not be naked. These tents we now live in are like a heavy burden, and we groan. But we don't do this just because we want to leave these bodies that will die. It is because we want to change them for bodies that will never die. God is the One who makes all of this possible. He has given us His Spirit to make us certain that He will do it. So always be cheerful! As long as we are in these bodies, we are away from the Lord. But we live by faith, not by what we see. 
We should be cheerful, because we would rather leave these bodies and be at home with the Lord. But whether we are at home with the Lord or away from Him, we still try our best to please Him. After all, Christ will judge each of us for the good or the bad that we do while living in these bodies.”

Paul is telling us to bloom where we are planted. We can long for our heavenly bodies because that will mean that we are face to face with Jesus. But as long as we are living in our earth suits, we are to live the way He wants us to, keeping our eye on the prize but thriving in this world He made for us.

Ephesians 2:10  “God has made us what we are. In Christ Jesus, God made us new people so that we would spend our lives doing the good things he had already planned for us to do.”