Anyway, I remember as a child, my mum would always brush my hair after it had been washed, sometimes it hurt so much as she would try to brush the knots and tangles out. I would sit there squirming and squealing until that awful hair brushing procedure was over. But like a good girl, as I grew up, I followed the instruction that all good mothers give to their little girls, "make sure you brush your hair!" And I did, that is until the last few years.
Well, I had been getting along just fine with this no brushing my hair thing, it was so much easier to not brush it, and also when it dried it looked better without being brushed. Well, that's what I thought haha. So last week I was surprised to find a rather large knot of hair at the back of my head. I hadn't even noticed it, and to be honest I didn't know how long it had been there. I fiddled with it for a bit, hoping I could get the knots out with my fingers, I soon realised I couldn't. I showed a friend, who also tried to get it out, she couldn't either. So I ended up washing my hair and reaching for the Argon oil. That stuff was sure to help. Now, in my limited knowledge of hair styling, I did know that when using argon oil, one should only use a small amount. I began to massage the argon oil into the knot, which was actually a full on matt of hair! It wasn't working. I used a bit more and a bit more, until I had used two thirds of the bottle!! After lots of oil, a fair bit of pain and frustration, I finally managed to get the matt of hair out! Along with some big clumps of hair swirling down the plug hole! Ouch!
The thing is, if I had been taking care of my hair the way I should have, following Mamma's advice, I would not have been in the that situation. I wonder how often in life, we let things slip, we don't follow instruction, we say yes when we should say no (or vice versa), we don't take that piece of advice, we think we know best, we don't listen? And then, suddenly, we find a knot in our life. An issue, a problem, a stronghold, that really, if we had been given attention where attention was due, it would not be there.
I don't know what your issue is, or what your knot looks like. But I know that if I choose to be bold, and look beyond the long blonde wavy hair, I will find the root of the knot. See the thing is one of my goals in life is to live uncluttered, uncomplicated and to be the most low maintenance person I know. Well, in order for me to fulfil that goal, there are some things I need to put in place.
I want to live a life that honours God, everyday, not just on Sundays, or when I'm with my christian friends. I want to live a life that is pleasing to my God. And if I'm going to live that life, I must give careful attention to it. There are so many things I can do that give attention to the areas of my life that need care and a bit of work. But, I believe the most important thing is God and His Word. I recently just finished a bible reading plan where I read the bible front to back in 90 days. I don't say that to get an applause, I don't need one. I don't see it as an achievement, but rather an absolute necessity if I am going to live the life I dream of and the life that God has destined for me. See, I can't do life on my own, I need God's direction, wisdom, grace, forgiveness, truth, freedom, favour, protection and presence more than the food I eat and the air I breathe. I cannot live this life without Him, I need Him. If I choose to put Him on the back seat of my life, that is when knots start appearing, and they don't just appear at the back of my neck, but they have the potential to appear all over. I need Him. I choose to put Him first. Knots are painful to get out, they are awkward and ugly, and you end up loosing hair through it. The beautiful thing about God's word is that it brings conviction and guidance in the most powerful and loving way. God has good plans for us, but He can only lead us into those good plans if we put Him first, follow His word and allow Him to work in our lives for our good.
I think I need to get my hair brush back out! ;-) How about you? :-) xxx
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