"2022: Will It Be Better?"

Anyone remember the optimism we all felt right about this time last year? 2020 was almost over (hurray!) and 2021...well...it couldn't be any worse, right?

Let's just say none of us is as naïve, as unsuspecting as we were back then. None of us is looking at 2022 the way we once looked at 2021.

So what do we do? Recognize that we're in it for the long haul.

"Throughout the New Testament, the Christian life is compared to a race," says Greg Laurie of Harvest Christian Fellowship.

"With that in mind, we need to realize that it is not a short sprint, but a long-distance run."

Throughout all the twists and turns, ups and downs, good times and bad, Laurie contends the answer is the same: "A successful runner must keep his eyes on the prize."

In other words, remember what the race is all about.

"We must bear in mind," says Laurie, "for Whom and to Whom we are running: Jesus Christ. In essence, we need to keep our eyes on Jesus."

Corrie ten Boom, a Dutch Christian who survived the horror of Hitler's concentration camps during World War II, often said, "Look within and be depressed. Look without and be distressed. Look at Jesus and be at rest."

"God will see us through to the end," says Laurie. "He has given us His word."

"And I am sure that God, who began the good work within you, will continue His work until it is finally finished on that day when Christ Jesus comes back again"-- (PHILIPPIANS 1:6).

"And now, dear children, continue in Him, so that when He appears we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming"--(JOHN 2:28).  

 A wise man once said: "It's good to remind ourselves of God's faithfulness and the hope we have in Him...The same God who has been faithful in the past will continue His love for us in the future." -- James Banks, Christian writer

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