From the Message selected from Romans 8:

"God's Spirit touches our spirits and confirms who we really are .... If we go through the hard times with Him, then we are certainly going to go through the good times with Him! That's why I don't think there is any comparison between the hard times and the coming good times. ...The Spirit of God is arousing us within. ...We are enlarged in the waiting. ...The longer we wait, the larger we become, and the more joyful our expectancy. ..God knew what He was doing from the beginning. He decided from the outset to shape the lives of those who love Him along the same lines as the life of His Son. The Son stands first in the line of humanity He restored."