Lord, as we look back over the last ten months, we are reminded that You are working. Indeed, when our lives seemed out of control, because of the trials and troubles we encountered, You did not abandon Your Church. No! Not at all! Indeed, You did not fail us or forsake us! Rather, You were working Your plans for our lives. For Your promise to us is personal and precious. “For I know the plans that I have for you; declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope” (Jeremiah 29:11; NASB). Even, if You should allow further trials in our lives before this year ends, Your plans for us will remain unchanged.