Stubborn

My husband is stubborn.  After our first argument, all those years ago, I expected him to immediately apologize.  He didn’t.  Not only did he not apologize, he expected me to apologize.   We apparently worked things out, but I don’t remember it being easy.

Matt’s still stubborn.  But, today his stubbornness is used for good.  He’s stubborn about how we spend our money, how we raise our girls, and he’s stubborn, always, about putting God first in all of our decisions. 

More than a year and a half ago, we began the conversation about fostering.  At the time, we both said we wanted to wait.  A year ago, classes were beginning and Matt told me he’d take the classes, but he still wasn’t sure we would foster.  The classes began and he said he wouldn’t mind fostering, but he didn’t want to adopt.  After 12 weeks of classes, he said he wanted to foster, and if God put adoption out there for us, he was willing. 

Then Baby came into our home.  My stubborn man got a little melty.  But, when the circumstance came up that we would have to take Baby’s brother or he would have to go to his brother’s foster family, Matt said we simply couldn’t take in two children.  So, I prayed.  I wanted both boys.  And then, all of a sudden, we began planning our house for two little boys.  We figured out beds and car seats and in what seemed like only moments, Matt’s heart was changed. 

God loves stubborn hearts.  Stubborn hearts show His power to work in mighty ways.  I’ve seen a man that didn’t to want to foster at all tell me last week that he was ready to take in another baby, even before I was ready.  God.  It can only be God.   

And it can only be good.