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

The more we love, the more love we have to offer. So it is with God's love for us. It is inexhaustible.

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

The last verse that became clear to my vision that day was this: "Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God's in Christ Jesus for you."

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.

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

Even when it feels as if we are being crushed by earthly troubles, we can remain joyful. If we keep our focus on God, our spirit cannot be trampled.