God really wants me not to be stubborn. This verse seems to speak of a hard heart as well. Man, I need the LORD to give me a heart of flesh.
Hard season, indeed.
Have been hearing this verse a lot lately. Bobby Conner does it justice.
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye. Do not be like the horse or like the mule, which have no understanding, which must be harnessed with bit and bridle, else they will not come near you.” Psalm 32:8-9 NKJ
David’s repentance has brought him into such an intimate closeness to the Lord (“I will guide you with My eye”), that David is able to sense the desire of the Lord concerning him, apart from words being spoken. Seeking to take David even further into true intimacy, the Lord exhorts him to be both responsive and obedient: “Do not be like the horse or like the mule.” As followers of Christ we should not be self-willed, like a horse, nor should we be stubborn like the mule. Our goal is to become easy to lead, swift to obey. Desiring to fully follow the Lamb wherever He will lead.
And, today, I started reading this ebook on 2013 from Lance Wallnau. it has the same verse. God is really speaking into this.