But I also assert that most of us don't look for miracles, don't recognize them for what they really are, and don't really believe them to be of divine origin even if their miraculous nature is noticed.

Live a life of prayer, giving glory to God and continually listening for His guidance.

Faith allows us to confidently walk with God into a future filled with joy; one that can become an extraordinary and amazing adventure.

Later in the day, a second verse became clear to my vision. It read: "Pray without ceasing."

They care for, protect, and guide God's people, frequently intervening or bring messages to people from God.

I feel as though I am trying to describe a three-dimensional experience while living in a two-dimension world. The appropriate words, descriptions, and concepts don't even exist in our current language. I have subsequently read the accounts of other people's near-death experiences and their portrayals of heaven and I am able to see the same limitations in their descriptions and vocabulary that I see in my own.

Churches provide a place of gathering for people who share common beliefs, support and encouragement for each other in faith, a place to find insight into and teaching about God's Word, and they provide a time and place where people can leave the world behind and focus only on their spiritual relationship with God.