• to control yourself when angry
• to overcome your desires
• to stand firm for what's right even when it's difficult.
The strongest person isn't the one who can wrestle others down - it's the one who can master themselves in moments of rage.
Weakness shows up as constant complaining, making excuses, and always asking "but how?" instead of just trying.
Real strength gives you the power to stick to your principles, defend the truth even when it costs you, and keep going when others give up.
Without strength, you can't maintain good habits, stand up to injustice, or resist temptation when it matters most.
Where does this inner strength come from?
Knowing God deeply, trusting in His plan, remembering that death isn't the end, and surrounding yourself with strong people who inspire you to be better.
Your friends either lift you up or drag you down.
The weakest thing you can do is surrender to every desire and emotion.
True strength means your values win over your impulses.
When you mess up, you get back up instead of giving up.
That's what separates the strong from the weak.
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Treat this night as though it might pass naturally like any other night.
As if today you went and visited her at home, sat with her, had dinner together, then escorted her to the gate and bid her farewell.
This is "a night like others."
it is the anticipated night and the real privacy, and the first time you test yourself and she tests herself, and you will read her and she will read you.
It has its specificity, but don't let this specificity reach a degree that makes this night terrifying for the wife, and possibly for you too.
This is "a night unlike others."
2. From Sexual Tension to Psychological Tension
What do I mean by sexual tension and psychological tension?
The tense young man who insists on achieving something specific may create a crack in the wife's psyche that remains with her for the rest of the marriage, like saying:
“Listen, today this thing must happen like this and this and as I want.”
it's true that she's been in the engagement period and perhaps there have been some flirtation’s between you, but she might not be prepared for what’s on your mind.
There's the issue of fear of pain from the (virgin) woman's side, and the fear of failure to perform from the man's side.
You MUST forget much of what exists in illusions in media, customs, and traditions.