Hey everyone!!!!!!!! Been sometime since I’ve been here. I’ve gone through some changes mentally, physically and most importantly spiritually. I’ve missed my blogs but sometimes we have to step away from something in order for them to get better. With that said here you go……….
In the African-American culture we have all heard the term “new growth”. It’s a term that describes that feeling, when you run your hands through your hair. It’s usually a little rough, but it clearly feels different from the rest of the hair on your scalp. If your hair has been straightened or altered, the new growth doesn’t lie down, may stand out, and is not easily managed like the rest of the hair on your hair. It’s unprocessed, unaltered, and thicker and has a greater texture. We don’t usually like it and want to find a way to tame it quickly, for it to fall in line with what our head already knows.
See I found out that just like my hair, my life has gone through a period of new growth. At first I was uncomfortable and didn’t like the change. I was used to what I was doing and I wanted to maintain my life just the way it was. Whenever God was giving me the opportunity to become a stronger person, I would ignore him and do what I usually did, because it was easier than changing. See changing required me to stop what I was used to doing and let God do his thing and I wanted no parts of this. But when I allowed Him to do his thing I became stronger, tougher, greater, and different than my past. No longer am I able to easily be manipulated, altered, or swayed. No longer will I allow someone or something to press me into something I’m not. No longer will I accept what’s clearly not for me, or good for me. See when you start knowing your worth, things and people that you would’ve kept in the past are easier to let go.
So how does one get that good tough new growth!!!!!!!! We have to be willing to let God do his work and stop putting our hands in everything. We have to stop trying to cover our growth and just let it be. There’s a path that is already destined for us, all we have to do is get out of the way. So embrace that new growth, because it’s going to make you into a better you than you could have ever imagined.
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11
