So as I mentioned in my bio I’m a huge Disney fan. I haven’t seen the movie Frozen but it’s song “Let It Go” as struck a cord in me and I think that we can learn from it… At least I have. I know you all probably have your own opinions on these things but I truly believe that the Lord speaks to us through all different avenues.
For me deciding to go on this trip is a continuous journey of letting go of a lot. From the big and obvious like my job, apartment, car, 11 months of my life, etc. To some people this itself stops them. I have to say that these things for me were easy to say no to but it’s the other things… the smaller things… the personal things that I am needing to just “let it go….let it go…” So many of them! A washer and dryer, a shower whenever I want, internet, supermarket, eating wherever and whenever, coffee, cold glass of water, and the latest one my hair. I know right hair? Yep. As if everything else I’ve been doing hadn’t made this decision a reality… the small personal decision to cut my hair did just that. I had mentally made the decision to do this before leaving for the World Race but had not really committed to it. So why even cut my hair at all? How is that going to help at all on this trip? Well, it’s all about letting it go for God. My hair was something that the Lord has made clear to me would be something that in some way would hold me back on this trip. Once I said yes to letting go of the huge things it didn’t stop there. These everyday realizations that The Lord is giving me is part of the process of truly dying to myself. My needs and wants. Now I’m not at all saying that God won’t ever give me the things I desire. However, if it’s not in His plan for me then it’s not. It’s that understanding I am striving for everyday.
Now you might be thinking why cut it now? Why not wait until September? I know right! That’s what I’m saying! Well, nope. God again 🙂 This is how it went in a nutshell. Like I had said, “Yes, I’m cutting my hair before leaving”. Well then hey I’m on spring break vaca in Italy with my parents visiting my grandpa. Oh Mom wants to get her hair styled… Sure I’ll go. My thought “Hmmm, Italian hairstylists are good with hair cuts. Maybe I should?” God’s prompting, YES! Me, “Now really?” God’s prompting, YES, NOW! As I sat in that chair still hesitating and arguing with God, I looked at my hair stylist’s arm and saw tattooed on his arm in ENGLISH the phrase “Better things are yet to come”. Me, “Ok God”. You see I have that phrase as my wallpaper on my computer. It’s there as a constant reminder of what God has done and continues to do in my life when I choose Him. So no matter what people might say about my hair (because yes I struggle with wanting the approval from others) it’s God’s that matters.
This isn’t only about hair. It’s about letting it ALL go. My past, my hurts, my fears, my selfish wants, the approval from people, the list continues and is long. So I’ll continue to to strive to “Let it go”. I love you all and challenge you to strive for the same. You don’t need to go on the World Race to do so. God is here now.
With love,
Pow
