Keep the faith: Looking at 2025 through a lens of joy and victory
The past year has been filled with both triumphs and tragedies, but as any good patriot knows, it’s important to stay focused on the positive
Opinion-editorial by Summer Lane | December 15, 2025
2025 has been a rollercoaster ride. From President Trump’s historic inauguration in late January to the tragic assassination of the great Charlie Kirk, there have been incredible highs this year and incredible lows.
In the media, it’s easy to be consumed by negativity. Being consumed by what’s wrong with the nation and the world can quickly overshadow the goodness in society. Damaging and gossip-driven news cycles can eclipse the beauty and progress of patriots and heroes.
This Christmas season, as the year slowly draws to a close, take a moment to focus on the bright moments – the big wins, the riveting victories, and the good news.
A safe and secure border
The number one dominant issue in the 2024 election – other than the U.S. economy – was the chaotic open borders disaster created by Joe Biden and his malicious lackeys.
President Trump has estimated that as many as 21 million unvetted illegal foreigners flooded into the U.S. during Biden’s reign. Many of these illegal entrants are members of transnational gangs and terrorist organizations like Tren de Aragua and MS-13.
The bloodshed and violence that was unleashed on American soil because of Biden’s open borders was horrific, and so it is an overwhelming relief that the Trump administration has worked to quickly and fearlessly address this serious threat.
Due to the stalwart efforts of the U.S. military, the U.S. Border Patrol, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, border crossings, once again, hit an all-time low in November. For seven straight months, there have been zero illegal alien releases into the interior of the United States, per CBP data.
“Thanks to President Trump’s leadership and the dedication of DHS law enforcement, America’s borders are safer than ever before,” said Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
A president of peace
President Donald Trump excels at peacemaking, and there can be no denying that he has outdone himself in 2025 when it comes to working hard to bring foreign countries to the negotiating table.
The president has brokered agreements between different nations this year – sometimes more than once – and worked hard to negotiate the cessation of hostilities in the war between Ukraine and Russia. He has recently stated that he has assuaged “eight” wars.
Here are the conflicts he is likely referring to:
- The conflict between Rwanda and Congo (brokered by President Trump and resulting in the “Washington Accords”),
- Thailand and Cambodia’s longstanding border dispute (as reported by LindellTV, this has been brokered twice this year),
- Egypt and Ethiopia,
- Armenia and Azerbaijan,
- Serbia and Kosovo,
- Israel and Iran,
- Hamas (Pakistan) and Israel (the Gaza Deal),
- Pakistan and India.
Peacemaking is admirable and good. Even the Bible says that the peacemakers of this world will be blessed (Matt. 5:9). America is lucky to have a president who values bringing people together in the White House, rather than funding endless wars abroad.
An improving economy
Biden’s wrecked economy has left its mark on Americans. “We know that Americans are still hurting from the 40-year high inflation caused by Joe Biden and the Democrats, but President Trump is making significant progress to fix it, and he won’t stop working until he solves it,” noted White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt in a recent X statement.
He is indeed. With gas prices hitting a new and much-needed low this week, it’s important to give credit where it’s due. Inflation, although not stopped, has slowed down significantly under the Trump administration, as they work hard to reverse Biden’s economic chaos.
As reported by LindellTV, food prices alone will rise a projected 3.3 percent in 2026, which represents a massive decompression when contrasted against Joe Biden’s 9.9 percent food price spike in 2022.
The economy, boosted by multiple trade deals and incoming tax cuts in 2026 (thanks to the One Big Beautiful Bill, tax filers can say goodbye to taxes on tips, Social Security, and overtime), is poised to recenter significantly very soon.
Celebrating the good
There have been dark times this year, too. Charlie Kirk’s assassination was a low point for America. The long, drawn-out government shutdown was frustrating. The looming expiration of the healthcare tax subsidies, which will soon spike millions of Americans’ insurance premiums through the roof, is also a gloomy reality.
There have been imperfect moments and less-than-great policies that have slipped through the cracks, but at the end of the day, America is on a much better track than it was. Key Trump campaign promises have been quickly brought to fruition (border security, tariffs, strikes against the drug cartels, dealing swiftly with Hamas, energy prices, etc.), and Americans must remember: the country is barely one year into President Trump’s second term.
There are three more years of the Trump administration ahead, and, hopefully, a lot more winning left to do.
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