Stubborn Much?
Mark 16:12-14 Afterward Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking in the country. These returned and reported it to the rest; but they did not believe them either. Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen. The donkeys refused to move. A while back, I attended a donkey basketball game. I hadn’t witnessed one of those since my girls were in school over twenty years ago. At that game, the donkeys tromped around the floor with teachers and staff riding on their backs, but at the game I watched a few weeks ago, the donkeys dug in their heels and refused to move. I’m here to admit, I’ve been stubborn at times. Sometimes when I’m writing a story, I have an idea of where it should go, but God is guiding me in a different direction. When I dig in my heels, it never ends well. When Jesus returned to earth after his death, some...
