1st Peter 5:6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: 7 Casting all your care upon him; for he cares for you.
Most of those, if not all those who trust in God have encountered periods of turbulence, where clouds of despair have overshadowed their lives. Christians do have sunny days as well as rainy days, we may have mountaintop experiences and at times we may have valley experiences.
The vicissitudes of our lives are not any indication that God has forgotten about of us, nor are the ups and downs, or disappointments, reasons for us to believe that His good purposes for persons will not be fulfilled in due season. The varied experiences a person goes through when trusting God, are almost always geared towards character development.
Faith is not always about feeling good, it is about us trusting the goodness of God in good times and bad. There were times when Abraham and Sarah did not feel good, Joseph cried like a child, as he was being taken to Egypt as a slave, and David was hunted like a fugitive to the point where on occasions he would believe it was just a matter of time before he would be killed by king Saul.
1st Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 9 Whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!