Yes, you read the title right. How many times have you tried being tough? Hard, wasn't it? It's not easy to stand and take the "medicine" of malicious people around you. You know that some of their criticism is right. You have to stop being so thin-skinned, so you can stand up. It's funny sometimes we think that we are so strong, so capable that nothing or nobody can stand in our way. Other times it's extremely difficult, if not impossible to stand at all.
I've had that kind of week. I know that this is the time when you have to let go, and not try to tough it out. I know I'm not going to succeed on my own. I know I need the support of family and friends to see me through and most importantly I need to continue to lean on God.
We do fight daily against the forces of evil. Sometimes it's quite easy to give in to the lusts and desires that vie for your attention. That's why you can't do it yourself. You are not strong enough to try and be tough. I think that is the hardest thing for me to learn. I can't depend on myself, nor can I depend on others...I have to depend on God. It's not that far fetched an idea, that dependence on God. It makes a whole lot of sense actually since he's in charge of everything anyway. Who are we fooling when we try to be tough? Ourselves, mostly and the people around us.
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