Toughen me up

With big dreams come even bigger responsibilities. I truly believe this. If you want something bad enough, something that most may deem as impossible, you must be willing to fight, and fight hard for it. When I pray for things sometimes I forget that it is a two person job. If God is going to honor my prayer then I have to honor the blessing He is giving me, I can't just expect for it to happen with out any effort on my part. In fact I have found that sometimes I have to give much more effort than I even knew I had, because it is that important. If it is something that moves your soul you can't give it half of your thought and work it has to be tended just like a garden, given constant care and belief. My maternal grandparents plant a huge beautiful garden every year and when I was little I used to think that what made those tiny seeds that I help to plant actually grow was some sunshine, water, and Papaw's belief that they would. I still believe that, if you are expecting something to grow and flourish you have to believe that it will or else why will God put effort into it if you are not willing to also. It is just a fact that life is hard a lot of the time. It seems to get especially hard when you are on the brink of something great, you know why? Because life wants to make sure you are cut out for what is ahead because most of the time the great event about to take place is going to change you forever. This change can be beautiful and exactly what you need, but you have to work to get there and you have to be tough enough to take the change and face it head on. Life toughens all of us up that is for sure and even though it hurts and is hard I am glad it is that way. I want to do radical things for this world, things that only point to the one who made me just for this purpose. I believe in what I want to do for the Kingdom and if I want to be a radical warrior for Him then I definitely cannot be weak. I have to be strong and strong enough that when times get hard I just lean on the promise of belief I have in Him and in His purpose. I know I am not there yet I still have a lot of strength training to do yet, but I want to get there. I will get there even if all I have is some sunshine, water, and belief.