Tough times but strong people

I have my ups and downs...times when I feel as if the world is going to end and other times when I feel as if I have the world at my feet. I look at the strong people around me. I wonder how they manage through the tough times. Is there some magic formula that gets them through? Or is it only by sheer will that they stand straight and tall through it all?

I am learning through this tough time that nothing is concrete but God. I know that it's only through him that I can stand strong. I know this, but it's hard to put into practice. Time seems to slip through your fingers. You keep putting it off or saying I can do it myself. How foolish!

Even the experts tell you that you can't. Yet that is just what we all want to do. We worry and don't trust God that he has the best plan for us. We complain when it seems as if everything is falling apart. We hide our true feelings and don't give ourselves time to heal from the hurt that still rips us apart.