Being a woman in this day in age is hard. There are so many challenges faced and so many lies we hear from society about appearance. I believed those lies for so many years. Too many years. I believed I was not good enough and could not be loved unless I appeared a certain way.
But being a woman is really rewarding, and we need to remember that. We have the power to be independent and have independent thoughts. We have the power to say no. Say no to those lies. When I was finally able to say no to those lies, I became free. When we receive the truths of the King, we are set free. We were created beautifully and perfectly in HIS image.
Although I was able to say no to those lies, I realized recently that there was still a part of me holding on to that past life. My hair. I know, it sounds ridiculous, but I have found so much identity in hiding behind long beautiful hair.
I’ve been called to a year of abandonment. I don’t want to go into this year with any symbolism of lies. So, I decided to cut my hair as a way of completely severing ties with my former life and those former lies. Image will not save you. Image will not love you. There isn’t a bronzer in the world that will make you glow as beautifully as a woman who is radiating with a beauty of Jesus living inside her soul.
