Suck it up! Drive on?

There is an old saying in the military when it comes to adversity, challenge, or opposition that says, "suck it up and drive on!" At first, I am somewhat appalled at the "tough guy" mentality that appears to be a brutal form of endurance. After meditating on a Scripture passage from a devotional booklet this past week, I may have changed my mind as it could pose a very important lesson in Christianity. In 1 Peter 2:23, it says that Jesus "did not retaliate when he was insulted,nor threaten revenge when he suffered. He left his case in the hands of God, who always judges fairly." There are some things in life I cannot change or take mastery over. There are things that happen in life that are not fair, warranted, or expected. All I can control, most of the time, is my response to these situations. I wonder how much time I have wasted trying to rectify what I see as wrong or underhanded. I wonder how much needless stress and worry I have put my body through holding a grudge and trying to get my own form of justice against those who inflicted suffering upon me. Although there is a time and a place for justice, reconciliation, forgiveness and healing, there is still that time (usually at the moment of offense) that you literally "suck it up and drive on." Not as if to downplay it and pretend it didn't happen, but as a commitment to leave this person/situation in the hands of a Righteous Judge who will not only work through this situation, but work through me as a testimony of His unfailing love, mercy and grace. It is not easy to "sit there and take it" and do nothing more than to simply walk away. I admit, I love to speak out to justify and defend myself to make sure everyone knows how "wronged" I was and all that I have endured. It's time to silence the "you won't believe what happened to me" stories and move beyond the need to tell everyone about my woes. God's got my back and is firmly in control. In other words...suck it up and drive on!