The year has ended, your process continues.

“He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion.”
(Philippians 1:6)

Although the seasons bring visible changes in nature—in the way we dress and even in what we eat—not every day within the same season feels the same.
It’s winter, yes, but some days are very cold and others not so much. The same happens in summer.

Nature is precise in showing us when a season begins and when it ends.
But along my journey, I’ve learned that the seasons of life don’t work the same way.

I need a deep and constant connection with the Holy Spirit to discern when a new season is beginning, when one is coming to an end, or whether the changes I sense are still part of the same season.
Because feeling movement doesn’t always mean something is over.

The seasons of life are not determined by the calendar, nor by months, days, or years.
My process of becoming more like Jesus—of healing and moving forward—doesn’t depend on how much time passes, but on the work He is doing in me… and on how willing I am to receive it, accept it, and walk with Him.

The end of the year often confronts me with the idea that I need to close something.
That I have to “show” results, make assessments, measure achievements, and set new goals.
But today I can recognize that this pressure does not come from God.
I’ve allowed it to rest on me—shaped by society, by the system, by habit.

So this year, I didn’t make a summary of everything I accomplished—which, honestly, didn’t feel like much—nor of the good or the difficult things I lived through.

Not because I don’t value the process, or because I’m not grateful for God’s goodness, grace, and love that always accompany me. But because I’m understanding something different: my process continues.

I can’t put an end to something that can’t be measured by human standards.
Today, I just want to breathe. To acknowledge that He was with me, He is with me, and He will never leave me.

The year 2025 came to an end on the calendar, but God’s work in me continues. And yours does too.

Do I have plans for 2026? Of course. But I want to see them within the path I’ve already walked. I want to give continuity to what God has done—and will continue to do—without starting from scratch, without denying what I’ve lived.

In another story, I’ll share more about that. For now, I’ll leave you with these questions—not to answer quickly, but to keep you company:

Where are you on the journey right now?
What has God been speaking to you in this season?
What steps have you taken, even if they were small?
And how do you sense you are being invited to continue in this new year?

Take heart. There is still grace to keep going.

Living each season, walking at His pace

— Janet Mariño