When you are doing God's will everything seems to happen without much effort or many obstacles.

The heaven I witnessed was so pure, love-filled, and magnificent that I did not want to return to earth.

By freely choosing to believe God's promises, a person's faith may be more strongly embraced and, therefore, less likely to falter in times of struggle, sadness, or other such difficulties.

Before we return to Heaven, our real home, we have an incredible opportunity on Earth to face challenges that will help us learn, grow and to become more Christ-like in the fruits of our spirit.

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

No matter what the circumstances, we can be grateful that God fulfills His promises, that our faith is sufficient to sustain us, and that our eternal life is assured.

I then carefully searched through the pages until I was able to find the verse that was crystal clear... It read: "Rejoice always."