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The Plan of... Happiness? Pt. 1: Consecrated Trials

The two biggest lies that we profess as truth: 1. If we pray, everything will be ok. 2. We will be happy if we do what we are supposed to do.   I know I'm being pretty bold, and pretty frank, and not saying your typical Sunday School answers, but that's just how it is.   I'm not saying that I don't believe in prayer, and I'm not saying that I don't believe in being obedient. On the contrary, actually. Those who really know me know that that is not the case. What I am saying, though, is something that we may not always want to hear.  Life is not fun and dandy just because we do good things. In fact, most people who do good things and try their best tend to be the ones who struggle or are slammed with the hardest things. Now, surely, that is not always the case. There are many stories where people do what they need to and things go according to their plan, for lack of a better way of explaining it. And yes, in the end, everything will eventually t