Passage
the good strife I have striven, the course I have finished, the faith I have kept,
2 Timothy 4:7 (YLT)
Nearby Context
2 Timothy 4:5 And thou--watch in all things; suffer evil; do the work of one proclaiming good news; of thy ministration make full assurance,
2 Timothy 4:6 for I am already being poured out, and the time of my release hath arrived;
2 Timothy 4:7 the good strife I have striven, the course I have finished, the faith I have kept,
2 Timothy 4:8 henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of the righteousness that the Lord--the Righteous Judge--shall give to me in that day, and not only to me, but also to all those loving his manifestation.
2 Timothy 4:9 Be diligent to come unto me quickly,
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "faith", "good", "strife", "striven", "course", "finished", and "kept". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "good", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 6's "for I am already being poured out..." into verse 8's "henceforth there is laid up for me...", so "faith" and "good" belong inside that flow. In 2 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "faith" and "good" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.