What is the difference between being stubborn and being perseverant?
Both are insistent.
The stubborn pursue evil.
The perseverant pursue good.
The stubborn insist on walking down the wrong path.
The perseverant insists on doing what is right.
The stubborn, in addition to being weak, is proud.
He does not listen to advice.
The perseverant, in addition to being strong, is humble.
He is always ready to listen to and practice good advice.
The stubborn knows when he is wrong.
But ...
Insists all the same.
The perseverant knows that his faith works.
This is because he trusts in the Word of God.
His strength does not let him get discouraged or give up.
He keeps on fighting.
On the other hand, the stubborn is hard-headed.
There is only one reason for him to keep insisting:
His pride.
Because of this, he is constantly failing.
He is a loser.
And you?
Are you stubborn or perseverant?






Honestly Bishop i learned a lot, because this has been my down fall-sturboness.but because i sinned against God and i repent now from my sins.i PRAY to God to remove this old spirit and put the SPIRIT of Abraham.It has been hard to realise that i am wrong,but praise to God for bringing me to HIS church and not allowing me to live according to my selfishness.MAY GOD of the bible continue using you to bring us closer to HIM.
Stubborn people are always defeated. They are proud to accept corrections and they are self-centered. If we are being stubborn before God, were not pleasing Him, just like the estraelites, they are the people of God, God gave them the promise land but because of their stubbonrness they did not enter the promised land only those who obey God entered it. On the other side, the perseverant always pleased God, she knows what she wants and always an overcomer.
Very strong, indeed the stubborn listen to no one and consider themselves always right and how can such a person listen to the man of God more over to God Himself? Wisdom is a very important tool and once one has the Spirit of God they must inquire it and learn how to grow in future with an obedient spirit and being perseverant.
Yes It's true Bishop.
It's easy to say I'm perseverant, but It's hard to obey and to Practice, But if we Listen to the Word of God, He gives us wisdom to walk in Him, because being stubborn is not the way must Christian did because stubbornness will destroy our Faith to God. We must always Seek the Spirit of God that will lead us into the right way.Thank you Jesus.
The perseverant overcomes because he depends on God, the stuborn on the other hands rely on his strengh, as a result he loose everything. thank you for the message.
Bishop,
This is the truth. The sadness of the whole proces is that the end of the stubborn is hell - A must for me to remember and to take into consideration. Father I believe so help me to be a perseverant and include me in the group of the TRUE fighters.
May God bless u Bp.
thanks for this strong message Bp, may God bless you
Thank you bishop,u have made me to understand the two,those who are born of the Spirit are perseverant
Thanks very much Bishop, it's very important to learn and to know the best way of life through the living word from our heavenly Father. and by this kind of achievement I have to persue my good values, encouragement and empowermwnt by the Holy spirit of Our Holy God to attaind my best destine.
Hi Bishop
To say I am perseverant is very easy
When I must put that saying in practice then it becomes another story
Everybody wants to be perseverant no wants to be stubborn
But you will know for sure, when you pass through situations
And you are able to do what is required from you
You do not just become perseverant by confessing you are
You became perseverant by denying your will
Thank you Bp
Thank you very much Bishop.
Thank you Bishop for sharing such powerful and inspirational massage, its an eye opener for me.
Hello Bishop,
Thank you for this strong message Bishop,
ive learned more from it..
Thank you Bishop for this lesson. Never knew this. I realise how stubborn I was about taking part in a movement of faith. I had to open my heart and let God speak to me because I had made up my mind against it. God let me see from His perspective. Those who are perseverent rely on the wisdom of God and not their own understanding.
True Bishop this two persevere but at the end it is the results that will show.Most of the those who are stubborn they don't agree with what the Holy Spirit says instead they demand things to be done for them in short they think they deserve and it is the opposite.But those who persevere they may not be so important in the society, to God they are very important because they put the word of God into practice, for the word of God demand from us to put our faith at work in order to produce perseve
Thank you Bishop for such a strong message. Because it is not something easy to persevere but it is the one that gives us victory, without perseverance we become losers so it is up to me if what do I choose.Amen.
thank you bishop that is true coz the stuborn think that they are always right.becausse for me at this point i cannot disagree on something that i do not want coz she will cal me stuborn and to be honest when she calls me that its like someone placed me in a pot of boiling water coz i hate that word
Thank you Bishop that is very true and sometimes us as children of God are. Confused ,we can't differentiate the two but through this message I know how to differentiate between the two through faith Iand humility I will perserve
Thank you bishop for opening my eyes,...
this stubborness is destroying my faith and keeping me away from God.
I need to fix that. Or it will control me. Thank you again. And may God keep using you.
Thanks Bishop this is a very strong message, God have said it in his word that we must not lean on our own understanding. Most of time we see people who have pride in their heart they don’t seek any help from God, most of time they end up being a loser. The perseverant knows that surely whatever God intended we surely come to pass, and perseverant are like a child that is willing to learn and also put it to practise. I pray that every soul that has a stubborn heart, I pray that God will melt it amen. I am not a stubborn person I have a perseverant spirit.