Even when things don't go as we plan, God still has a plan for us. The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears. Hell has no exits. Heaven needs none. Prayer is the key to Heaven, but faith unlocks the door.
Trials are the food of faith.
No one is hopeless who hopes in God. Never try to carry tomorrow's burdens with today's grace. We look upon prayer simply as a means of getting things for ourselves, but the Biblical purpose of prayer is that we may get to know God Himself. God's love for us is not a love that always exempts us from trials, but rather, a love that always sees us through trials. God does not ask your ability or your inability.