"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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