in august, i got my first haircut in over a year. my hair was all sorts of damaged and in need of some serious TLC. it had been that way for about ten months now, but i still had no desire to fix it. ONE) i was able to recognize that i wasn't taking care of my hair, but i didn't want the hairdresser to call me out or judge me for it. TWO) hair dressers like to cut. the thought of me not having control of the scissors drives me absolutely insane, because sometimes i forget that they're professionals and usually know whats best for my hair before i do.
sound familiar?
we are inadequate. we are sinners. we are not worthy of His love and grace and mercy. but Our God is so loving and His LOVE covers all imperfections and sins, and we can delight in the fact that we are ALL made whole in His love, no matter who you are or what you've done because of who He is and what He has done. God doesn't judge us when we bring Him the broken pieces or messes of our lives, because He specializes in fixing brokeness and cleaning messes. He wants us to have great lives, but the only way to do that is acknowledge the damage and ask for His help: "but if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him." James 1:5.
God created us and lined up our days. He knows what's best for us because He is the author of our lives. there is no way better than His way. sometimes, it's hard to trust Him because we have an idea of how our lives should look. but God has so much more for our lives than we could ever ask or imagine. and it usually looks nothing like how we thought it would. God is the professional, and He knows what doors to close. it is up to us to let Him have control of the steering wheel, because HE won't lead us the wrong way.//10.2.14
