Ups and downs in life are but natural and common. When things are going well, it doesn’t mean it will never end. When things are down, it doesn’t mean, this is the end of it all. For as long as the LORD sustains us, nothing is final and permanent.
The year 2022 may have gone well, or may not have gone well. May be, it is a mixed bag of good and bad. What matters, and should matter is, are we are still moving along the narrow path that our LORD asked is to?
The LORD is with us, and will be with us – Psalm 34:17-18. He will never leave is nor forsake us – Hebrews 13:5. He will uphold us with His righteous right hand – Isaiah 41;10. He cares for us and loves us – 1 Peter 5:7. Therefore, let us continue to run the race that is set before us, looking into Jesus the Author and the finisher of our faith – Hebrews 12:1-2.
"Trusting God does not mean believing he will do what you want, but rather believing he will do everything he knows is good."