Be That Kind Of Stubborn

My steps have held fast

    to Your paths.

My feet have not slipped.

           Psalm 17. 5

We have all witnessed

the persistent,

uncompromising, 

headstrong will

     of a three year old.

Be that kind of stubborn.

Kicking and screaming

    to abide with God.

Digging in our heels

  to hold tight to 

     God's way in this,

no matter the enticements,

  distractions or bribes.

Keep hiking with

              the Almighty,

loving others into the Kingdom,

serving God in unlikely places,

   responding in the long haul,

not just on barren land,

    but realizing this is sacred ground.

That's what faithfulness does.

Stay on the trail. Stick with Jesus.

   Trust Me where.

O LORD,

Help us to realize that

  being the best kind of strong-willed

is to insist on Your will,

              not ours.

Guide our steps

   and empower us to

   stay with You,

even when the terrain

  urges us off the path.

Give us the boldness

  to follow You into 

       Your purposes today,

wherever You lead.

And encourage others

   to be stubborn in You too.