Tough Enough

"God is my strength and power, He makes my way perfect." 2 Sam. 22:33

One of the things about me is that I wear my emotions on my sleeve. I'm genuine, and if I'm feeling it, you are going to experience it. This is good and bad. Good in that it keeps me honest, bad in that there are times when people don't need to know how I'm feeling.

I'm not the type that is going to go looking for a fight, I'm going to avoid them and avoid confrontation. I've got a tender heart, I root for underdogs and I can't stand the ASPCA commercials because I want to adopt all the pets. I love easily and get hurt easily.

But, I'm not weak. I have an inner core of strength that keeps me going no matter how hard I get knocked down. I may not seem tough, but I'm emotionally tough enough. I learned that with everything that transpired beginning Feb. 2, 2002.

We all are tough enough if we learn where our strength comes from. Whether we face the world with tender hearts, or we have a leave no prisoners behind approach (neither is better) our strength at some point will fail if we are not tapped into Christ.

No matter who we are life is going to throw us into some pretty yucky circumstances, but each time we face them and survive we grow and we gain just a little more strength. God shows us that with Him we are tough enough, so that when the next trial comes we know that we can get through it. It may not be fun, but it won't destroy us.

-JLP-