Keeping a record of all the times God intervened and blessed me with a positive answer is necessary for the maintenance of my faith.

Jesus is the Good Shepherd who guides his flock and is willing to lay down his life for them, and he is also the Sheepfold, the gateway by which his sheep enter eternal life. CCC

Be attentive, then, not to allow yourself to be discouraged by any defect, and be always ready to begin at every moment. Venerable Bruno Lanteri

IF I should fall a thousand times a day, a thousand times a day I will begin again, with new awareness of my weakness, promising God with a peaceful heart to amend my life. - Bruno Lanteri

There was great joy in the early Church

The blood of martyrs is the seed of Christians. Tertullian

Feeling the consolation of God through my desolation

The apostles did not care for their lives - their only goal was the spreading of their Messiah

In order to be saved, we must believe in Christ and in his Father. Faith is necessary for salvation. CCC 161

Sending his Only-Begotten Son to redeem us and give us eternal life was a supreme act of God's love for us. CCC