Saturday, February 2, 2013

Be the Donkey!

"Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain." 1 Corinthians 15:58

"Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong." 1 Corinthians 16:13


We have all heard the expression “stubborn as a mule” and I am sure as we read that someone we know that is stubborn comes to mind.

Well that being said, let me just come right out and say this… I AM STUBBORN! This might come as a shock to some people, but for those who know me well, you are probably laughing and shaking your head in agreement thinking “duh!”

The thing is I will always be stubborn, it is who I am. Yes, you heard me right God made me a strong-willed person. I have it in me to fight for what I believe is right and be determined in things and that will never change.

Well since I have established that I will always be stubborn and that is just how God made me, then the problem isn't that I am stubborn; it is that I am stubborn in the wrong things. I often get so set on how I want to do things that I fight anyone who tries to change me, including God at times. I am blinded by my stubbornness to see that my way may not always be the best.  I am strong-willed and that can tend to create problems especially when my will is different from God’s will.

I need to take that strong-willed spirit the Lord gave me and use it for Him. I need to be stubborn FOR God, not against Him. After all, I know He is right, I know He is true, I know He is absolute. If there is anything in the world I should be stubborn about it is in the one thing I know without a doubt is perfect and that is God.

I want to be stubborn about God’s word. I want to be unwavering about God’s love and showing it to others. I want to be fixed on living a life for Him. I want to be righteously obstinate about what I know to be right. I want to be strong-willed for God’s will. I want to be unyielding in the way I live my life for Christ.

Faith is unbending, unstoppable and unrelenting. Faith is stubborn! If I combine my stubborn will with my faith in God, together they are a perfect mixture to stand strong in Christ. I encourage all who struggle with being stubborn to turn that stubbornness over for God. Refuse to bend on the truths of our Lord and Savior. Be the donkey for God! 

Dear God, please help me to use my stubbornness for you. Give me the courage to stand up and speak out in your name and not for my own selfish plans. My life belongs to you and it is not my will I need to be stubborn about but yours. Let my eyes remained focused on serving you Lord and let nothing shake me from my faith. I ask this in Jesus' precious name, Amen. 



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