"Life's tough, Get a Helmet"

Someone recently told me that the best piece of advice she ever got was "life's tough, get a helmet;" the same night someone else said that "silence is agreement." I think I am realizing that I do need to open my mouth about the things going on in my life, whether they are good or bad. It has been (and still is) one of the hardest things for me to let other people into my life, to let them help me carry my burdens. The bible says in Galations 6:2 "Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." Sometimes I wish I could do everything alone, without the help of other people but I can't. When I try I massively fail and usually freak out and shut down because I don't know what to do with it all. I have noticed though, that when I share the things going on in my life and in my heart that things are easier, not necessarily because the situation is easy but because I have encouragement and even help. Ecclesiastes 4:10 says "If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls, and has no one to help him up!" I have learned and am still learning that I NEED people because I don't want to be the fool that has no one to help me up if I fail; and maybe, just maybe I will fall less if I tell people whats going on so they can help me. I don't want to be silent anymore because heck no the devil is not going to have victory over my life, or anything having to do with my life, and my family, and my friends! God really has given us the authority over the devil and we have to recognize that authority and learn to use it; which by the way I am still learning to even understand the authority that God has given me. But it is so true that life is tough, and doesn't get easier just because we decide to follow Jesus; if anything it gets harder. That's why we must count the cost of following Jesus; is it really worth it?!?!?!? At this point though, I'm pretty sure it is. Something that I have to remember every minute of every day is that God really is in control.
1 Corinthians 10:13 says, "No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it."