Stubbornness
can be an asset when it keeps a person in pursuit of worthy goals. Determination
to succeed is most often needed when choosing to make worthy changes. Stubborn
pride on the other hand, can be a detrement to love and intimacy. Stubbornness
is closely related to fear of change, which requires trusting yourself into the
care of another person.
Stubbornness is a reason for communication's
breakdown with others or even with God, and the consequences can be severe. Leviticus
26:14 sends this warning from God. "If
you will not listen to me, I will punish you for your sins seven times over. I
will break your stubborn pride. Your strength will be spent in vain."
But
there's a better way, so choose to change by repenting and turning from stubborn
pride to prevent awful consequences from coming down on you. The opposite of
stubbornness is flexibility that begins by trusting yourself into the care of
the Lord Jesus Christ. Discard false security which prevents you from experiencing
the love, joy, and true security that God gives.
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