making tough decisions and standing firm

Tough decisions are often misunderstood by some people.
You make tough decisions which many times are misunderstood by some people. The decisions you make based on your Christian convictions and beliefs will be misunderstood by some people and you will wonder, "Why?" In Luke 9: 51-53 we see how some people did not understand Jesus' decision to go to Jerusalem, therefore they did not receive Him.
You need to know that whenever you "set your face" to do the right thing based on the perfect and directive will of God, people, some people, will not receive you. They will turn away from you as though you had a diseased body. You may have to stand alone with some of your decisions. But stand you must. During the ministry of Jesus we find that some religious leaders thought He was filled with Beelzebul. For them the problem was that Jesus had decided the "right thing to do" was to heal people on the Sabbath. They could not understand how a man who claimed to be the Son of God could break the laws of God. However, Jesus had come not to break the law, but to fulfill the law.
Jesus was misunderstood.
Even the disciples thought Jesus was misguided when He made the decision to go to Jerusalem. In Jerusalem a "death threat" had been voiced by those in authority. The disciples closest to Jesus didn't understand Him at times.
In Mark 6:1-4 we read where Jesus taught in the synagogue and performed miracles. The people in this passage did not understand that His teachings were from God and His miracles were the acts of God.
Young person, when you make the decision to remain sexually pure, you will be misunderstood by some people. Business person, when you make the decision to be completely honest in all your business dealings, you will be misunderstood by some people. Working person, when you make the decision to be pure in heart and character on the job, you will be misunderstood by some people. When you make decisions in life based on Christian principles, precepts, and biblical truth you will be misunderstood by some people.
Make the "tough decisions" anyway, and those decisions will ultimately bring glory and honor to God.