God's stubbornness is not like ours. We are stubborn because we haven't let go of our pride. The Lord is stubborn because He loves us.
Which leads me to the part I left out when I posted this note earlier:
The Lord is stubborn, but He is also profoundly kind.
Today I was given an incredible gift. The Lord showed me that His "NO" is His way of saying "I have a much, much better way." Yet in His "NO," He often finds a way of saying "I love you."
So, this is what I've learned: The Lord is stubborn -- very stubborn. But when He begins to get particularly stubborn with you, it means something remarkably special. It means He is poised to show you His perfect way, and no longer prepared to allow any interference.
Why would He allow you to sit wallowing in the mud when He has heaven's ways to show you? He will allow you to sit wallowing there a while, when He sees you are still tied to the earth. Once you have begun to step with Him into heaven, He will refuse to let you wallow.