In April 2016, Randy Alcorn was interviewed by Bob and Geri Boyd on Issues in Education on the subject of Happiness. In this clip, Randy closes the interview with some thoughts on eternal happiness and a prayer. For more information on the subject, please visit http://store.epm.org/happiness/. 

In October 2015, Randy Alcorn was a guest on Greg Laurie's Podcast, A New Beginning, talking about happiness. 

My prayer is that people would understand that Jesus is the person they were made by and made for. 

It has always been difficult for me to spend great lengths of time in prayer, and sometimes it’s been a cause of discouragement. On the other hand, God has graciously taught me about prayer and dependence on Him throughout the day.

While we may only see our earthly circumstances, God is working to increase our dependence on Him and to make us more like Christ. 

God hears our prayers and starts responding to them (when we pray with Daniel’s attitude and perspective) before we can see results, and even when we can’t see results at all.   

O Father, as I stop and think about our country today, all the hurt and pain and the way we so often break your heart, I quickly become overwhelmed by it all. And then in the stillness, I stop and I fix my hope and gaze upon you, the Lord and Lifter of my head.

We pray now in faith, believing our prayers are making an eternal difference; we anticipate Heaven, where we’ll learn God’s breath-taking answers to our prayers.

Randy Alcorn talks about the Present Heaven and the effect of the prayers of the faithful and whether God answers all prayers prayed by those who are faithful. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.