a plethora of idioms

When you're trying to explain how you feel, sometimes it's best to use a few idioms, because they make it easier to let it out. I guess i'll try to let out how i feel about my best friend right now.
Some relationships can't change too much; there's just no room to swing a cat. Basically my problem is I have a problem of wearing my heart on my sleeve, but i need to hold my horses or i'll queer the pitch.
So basically, i need to stop sitting on the fence. Cause my friend and i, we like each other, but neither of us are ready for a relationship. So we have this plan to let sleeping dogs lie. and only time will tell what'll happen between us, and i'll make no bones about that plan. It's a good plan, and i know i need to stick to it.
But, off the record, I really love her, and every time i see her, my knee jerk reaction is to go hug her and hold her close to me. But i know that if i lose control like that, i'll turn into a loose cannon, hurting both of us. And i wouldn't hurt this girl come hell or high water. To keep from doing that, i guess i need to keep my chin up and stay the course.
Meanwhile back at the ranch, she told me she felt like giving up but knew she couldn't. And at the moment, I had been feeling stronger than an ox, so i offered to be her pillar, and that she could rely on me. Now it's getting harder, but I know i can do it! It might actually get easier after a while. Only time will tell.

UPDATE

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.