The Art of Stubbornness
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Art was in love with what he called “common sense.” He was so proud of his ability to be practical and efficient, and he made sure everyone knew that his ideas were filled with common sense. What Art misunderstood was that God rarely uses common sense in the directives He commands us to follow. Art didn’t comprehend that common sense is a human term, and that God’s ways supersede common sense. It’s almost impossible to find a situation in the Bible where the commands of God being followed had anything to do with common sense. “Build a boat in the middle of the field and fill it with two kinds of animals of every kind in the whole world? God, you have to be kidding!” “Pack up my belongings and family, and go to a place you’ll tell me when I get there?” “You want me to go visit a king who wants to kill me? You want me to convince him to free two million slaves when I’m not even good at speaking?” “You want us to walk across a huge river?” “I’m supposed to fight an enormous army with 300 men?” “You want me to pray facing my open window in front of everyone when the punishment involves being thrown into the lions’ den? Hello, is there anyone else up there??”
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About the Book
Perhaps you have a child with a lazy mind; they never want to obey, or they complain that any assigned task is too hard for them unless it’s something they really want to do. You may see that trait in a coworker or an employee, or maybe you see it in a classroom setting, or even in yourself. You’ve called it by many names, but the end result is that the person is not reaching his or her full potential. Here are the answers you’ve been looking for in an easy-to-understand format. The Art of Stubbornness will help you understand what causes a lazy mind, the consequences of developing a lazy mind, and the cure, straight from God’s word.
About the Author
Nancy McLoughlin, while attending numerous seminars on people skills, never received a satisfactory answer on why some people achieve success in life and others don’t. As she prayed, studied God’s word, and worked closely with struggling adults and children, the missing piece became clear. She discovered that many unsuccessful people share the same issue: a lazy mind protected by stubbornness. Ms. McLoughlin’s book describes a lazy mind, what causes it, and how it produces a stubborn refusal to engage in any kind of positive change that requires effort. Fortunately, there is a cure for a lazy mind, and Nancy details it in the final chapter of “The Art of Stubbornness.”
Nancy McLoughlin, a retired school teacher and manager in a pharmaceutical company, lives in Augusta, Georgia where she currently assumes the role of daily caregiver for five of her grandchildren.