How does a Muslim reconcile their yearning to meet Allah with the prohibited desire for death?

The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, forbade wishing for death due to harm afflicting a servant, saying: "None of you should wish for death because of some harm that has befallen him. If he must do so, then let him say: 'O Allah, keep me alive so long as life is good for me, and cause me to die if death is good for me.'" The prohibition is restricted to cases where this specific wording is not used, because wishing for death absolutely implies an objection to divine decree. A long life for a believer is better for him, for "either he is a good-doer, and perhaps he will increase in good, or he is a wrong-doer, and perhaps he will seek to appease [God]." Nevertheless, a Muslim is required to long for the meeting with Allah and to prepare for it. This longing necessitates not inclining towards the worldly life and considering it a station for preparing for that meeting. Thus, one should not wish for death in the hope of increasing in good and out of contentment with Allah's decree.