Eternal Perspective

I have a hard time always keeping an eternal perspective. Of course I'm doing my best to stay focused on the Spirit and to make good choices daily, but sometimes I just get caught up in the "every day" and I don't think about the Lord or get into my "eternal perspective" until I open my scriptures at night. I have found that when I am going through a particular trial or hard time that I do I much better job staying focused on the Spirit or at least praying earnestly in my heart all day. It seems that when I pray for the constant companionship of the Spirit or to grow spiritually, the Lord throws out a trial to get me where I want to be. Now I'm not begging for a hard life and for a new trial every week, I just want to know how to have the Spirit always, even when times are good... I don't want to get sucked into the "every day" or sink into casual prayers. I just don't really know how to get there when life is already so demanding...