Motions....

     Today I'm going to talk about Motions,and how everyone goes through all these motions when changing things in their lives. Such as, Changing hair. Changing hair for some people can be quite an emotional process so they go through several motions during the process. I get several people in The Salon that want a change however they don't actually want one in the end. For some people cutting their hair for instance is a very emotional process. Hair can be like a comfort blanket to some people it's always been there and the thought of it not being there scares people. When in reality it is good to let go of something that has that big of a hold on you. It's not a healthy thing to keep your hair long just because it is a comfort thing. Having a fresh new look can make even the most depressed person feel good again, and that's an important thing to have. 
    It's the same with our spiritual walk, some people go through all these emotions in their walk with God yet they do not get anywhere with it. Especially with our spiritual walk if you do not allow yourself to go through the emotions your basically just like a rock sitting on the ground you show nothing unless someone comes over and picks you up. And that someone can be Jesus Christ if you allow him to. He looks down on all his children and if your one of those that do not follow him he's the one going through the motions. He'll go through Sadness, Anger, helplessness all these motions when you have not desire to search your motions and why your feeling them. You can really be in an agonizing state if your not following God and you know he's knocking on your door to let him in. You go through the kinds of motions that basically tell yourself "Oh, I'm fine I'm a good person I don't need God". When in reality you do!! That's the devil playing his game on you. You think you can live your life without God and to try and prove it to yourself you bring things into your life like Bad friends,bad relationships,bad jobs all these things. No worldly thing can fill the spot of God. So discover your motions toward God they're probably one of the stronger motions you may get. Remember you can run but you can't hide from God. 




  

"And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose." - Romans 8:28

Comfort and Contentment...

This topic I feel can suit everyone not only in our daily lives but in our spiritual lives as well. I'm going to talk about comfort and contentment with life, spiritual life, and not changing our hair. OK, first off I get several people that come into my salon that say they want something new. However, when they start describing to me what they want its exactly what they already have, the only difference is that it may be shorter. To a hairdresser that can be the most frustrating thing to deal with because I don't know about other hairdressers but I look at someone and am like "BAM" your hair would look awesome with this color or this cut. Hairdressers are very artsy people and we like to emphasise that in our work. Some people their hair is like their comfort blanket and they do not wish to change it, even if it would benefit the person and make them look better. The same goes for our every day life. I find I see so many people going back to a relationship that never worked in the first place but yet they still keep trying to make it work. The only reason these people keep doing this is because they are comfortable with the relationship it's not like they actually love the person. It's a sad thing when people are not content with themselves to be alone that they have to have a significant other in their life to make them happy. Now I'm going to talk about not wanting to change our spirutal life. I see so many people that have gone to the same church since birth basically and they obviously are not happy with it. Yet they still attend it! So many people do not realize especially with your spiritual life that if your church isn't allowing you to grow spiritually it is not good. There comes a time when you need to change. I for one hate change I hate the idea of going to a church my family does not or even hate the idea of not having certain people with you everyday. You know change can not always be good but yet it can also be really good and help you grow closer to the people you have in your life, and grow closer to God as well which is the best change of them all. The one kind a change I would recommend for anyone would not be your hair or your life but your spiritual life. Your life becomes more content when you have God as a number one in your everyday life. He can make things so much better, it reminds me of a song by Matthew West called "You know where to find me". The lyrics go as such: "If you ever need me you know where to find me I will be waiting where I've always been, if you ever need me you know where to find me I have never left you I have been where I've always been right by your side". I feel this song has helped me in so many ways. When you feel no one understands what your going through and no ones there for you. There is always one person that is ALWAYS there for you and that person is God. God puts songs like this in our life to help us through hard times to feel comfort in them. I hope everyone has a song or verse that helps them in life.


* " Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have".* Philippians 2:14*

Trust...

In today's world people seem to have so much trust in different things and in different people. For instance, do you know how many people trust their hairdressers? It really amazes me that people can put so much trust in their hairdressers and not even in the Lord our God. I mean think about it this is in the woman's view, you ask for a color you tell the hairdresser what you like and want and go with it. I mean how do you know that they are actually putting the correct color formula on your head? You could end up getting a darker color or even a lighter color and you trust them enough to let them do that? Because I know for me I NEVER put the exact color on someone's head that they ask me because 90% of the time they wouldn't of been happen. Because in many ways the hairdresser does know better as to what to do. But think about it one one hand your trusting your hairdresser and one the other hand your trusting God. Tell me which hand holds higher priorities? This can be an example for many things in your life think about it put God in one hand and put whatever you think you trust more in the other hand and ask your self is my God vs. hairdresser scenario really even out? To many they think it does but to others it may not. I've always struggled with making sure God holds a higher value towards everything else in my life. Sometimes when there are struggling times in someone's life it is very hard to trust anything let alone trust God but you have to always remember to put your trust in the Lord even when it's hard to. Sometimes you'd rather trust what the world has and can offer to you, but remember the world won't be here forever and neither will you. So the quicker you learn to trust the Lord and what he has planned for you the better your life will be. There's another song that comes to mind by Mercy Me called "Bring me the rain" and some of the lyrics state, "Bring me joy, bring me peace Bring the chance to be free Bring me anything that brings You glory, And I know there'll be days, When this life brings me pain, But if that's what it takes to praise You, Jesus, bring the rain. I am Yours regardless of, The dark clouds that may loom above, Because You are much greater than my pain, You who made a way for me, By suffering Your destiny, So tell me what's a little rain". How many people can actually trust God and say bring me a little rain? Basically saying I trust you to get me through these hardships but I will always lean on you. I hope that I am someone that thinks and feels that way and my only prayer is, is that everyone else feels that way too. 




*Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understandings; in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight". Proverbs 3:5*