Gò0dNews for Women
Straightening Your Own Hair
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by Denise Nelson
ebrews 5:12: “In fact, though by this time you
always let her do it for me. This worked great for me
ought to be teachers, you need someone to
until it didn’t.
teach you the elementary truths of God’s word
all over again. You need milk, not solid food.” I did something today that I haven’t done in a long
Today I decided I would straighten my hair. It had been done for me more times than I can count. Today I would have to do it myself. You see, my daughter
time. I straightened my hair. This doesn’t seem like a
passed away two years ago, and I can no longer rely
big deal. Women have been using hair straighteners
on her to do this task. As I was attempting to do what she had done for me many times, the verse from Hebrews 5:12 came to mind. The writer of Hebrews says, “In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food.” It made me wonder how many times I chose to rely on the walk of others to feed me instead of studying on my own. Just like today, when I straightened my hair, beginning wasn’t easy, but I found if I used what I did know and pressed on toward my goal,
ago, and they were complete failures. They were such
I could straighten my hair. This is true when we begin
epic fails that I refused to straighten and just embraced
to dig into the Word for ourselves. We will no longer
the natural “curl/wave” I had. I did this until my
rely on God’s Word to others, but we will begin to rely
daughter began straightening her hair, and then I
on God’s Word to us. Inspired and reminded, I will go
began to rely on her. If I wanted straight hair, I would
forge into the Word myself and see what God has to
sit on the toilet seat and she would take care of me. I
say to me.
didn’t ask questions. I didn’t attempt it myself, but I
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About The Author
for years. I even remember my first attempts, years
Denise Nelson lives in Ringgold, Georgia, with her husband, son, father, and grandfather.
