I needed this thread today :^)
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My dear sister Lucinda,
I'm sorry for what you are going through :(
I have been umming and ahhing about whether to post the following as I didn't want to grieve you, but I now know in the Lord that you are intimately acquainted with surrender...
May God be your ever present help, your strength, your comfort and your consolation.
Love Varienne x
P.S. Post for everyone else to follow
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As there has been a lot of discussion on hair here, I felt to give you my testimony on it... Our God can use even our hair to help save a soul \o/
Nearly all my life I have had long hair.
When I was younger I was led by the Lord to live amongst the down-and-outs. My hair was an issue. I wanted to cut it off. I didn't want anything to get in the way of them finding Christ.
After consulting the Lord, He said, "Don't touch the ark."
I died. The ministry was blessed.
As I had lived in California for a time, my hair had turned blonde. Here in England, it turned brown. One day without consulting the Lord, I bleached it blonde. Sometime soon after I went swimming, and it turned green.
That was the day before meeting with some church leaders up in London. I wanted to dye it brown to cover the green. The Lord said "No."
I died.
Then I thought I would tie my hair up and wear a hat. The Lord said, "No."
I died again.
It was a blessed meeting, and I believe that obedience to the Lord put me in faith to believe for the journey to London and back without any petrol in the car (100 + miles)
In my thirties I noticed wrinkles appearing almost daily as I looked in the mirror, and noticed younger girls too keenly, comparing myself to them. I said in my heart, "At least I have my long hair. It's nicer than theirs."
The Lord said, "Cut it off."
It felt good to be cutting the idolatry. The shorter I cut it, the better it felt, until there was no other way than to 'raze it to the ground' - to the very root.
Afterwards, I chucked the mirror.
So with a shaved head, I wanted to buy a hat before collecting my daughter from school.
The Lord said, "No."
I died.
Amazingly, the 'punk' moms who never usually gave me the time of day because I had looked like a barbie doll, suddenly started chatting to me - and a door opened for Christ. (Interestingly, the 'sorted' moms kept their distance from that time.)
As my hair grew back, so did the grey, and without consulting the Lord, I dyed it.
He told me to stop, but allowed me to keep the growth.
Three years later, just before Christmas, the Lord said I could dye it.
And He has allowed me to choose whether to dye it, or keep it natural since.
: )
(One day, like Lucinda, there will be no choice.... Let us choose His will while we still have a choice.)
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A beautiful post, Varienne! Thank you!
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Thank you Jeremy, and thank the Lord. I wait on Him every day to see if my hair can be of use to Him :,)
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Thats really interesting Varienne, it is amazing the things he teaches us through....green hair...reminds me of Anne of Green Gables.
Lucinda, I pray that you will find peace and strength in abundance through the days ahead, you have been a real blessing to me at times, and your grace and serenity shine through. In Jesus name many you be blessed in every way.
WIll be a way for some days without internet, will have a lot of reading to do when I get back.
Be well everyone
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Have a blessed time Hope : )
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Good <evening, night, morning, afternoon> everyone ...
Eaglelife wrote on page 1 something I would like to quote because it ministered to me and I've been looking for it.
Glad to find it here (page1)QUOTE
I have appreciated all your comments. It creates room for the heart and calls all of us to reach out to God more and make way for growth.I really enjoy the forum on one side of the coin but it doesn't come without its challenges and as we all know, that's life in any endeavor. Those challenges can be very time consuming maybe more so for some than others. I am one of the some. I generally get a feeling on an issue or post but I can't put it into words till I sit down and write. It typically does not come fast. On occasion it can be fast. Deeper issues, confrontations, or the dealings of God in my life take the longest. So for me the forum is a very time consuming entity. Just reading the posts and reflecting on what I read is in and of itself time consuming let alone responding.
In the past I have allowed it too much time because I love how writing draws it out of you. And I really appreciate connecting. It is uplifting to hear peoples hearts. A dessert is what it is and when flowers bloom in the dessert they are highlighted with a greater emphasis because of the background of difficult circumstances. Their aroma seems to be more apparent. The imprint of its beauty and truth on our heart appears to be a little deeper or stronger. For me it makes the forum unigue and it can be very special in my heart. God has used it deeply.
If I get the time I am praying for this winter then I have time to seek God in the way He has put on my heart and as well to be on the forum. I only have some time now because of thanks giving.
This thread encourages me regarding the forum. We all know God's call to conform us to the image of the Lord Jesus and I sense a unity of hearts on this thread for that purpose. That is my ultimate bottom line as I believe it is yours.
UNQUOTEEaglelife, thanks for expressing this in words.
When I first read your post, I felt like you were a spokesperson for me and maybe others too.Posted 5 months ago # -
Oops, new posts in the mean time. Sorry hadn't read them yet.
Hope you're not gone yet...
May the Lord bless and keep you all on your vacation.Amen to the prayers for Lucinda.
Forgive me Lord,forgive me Lucinda, I haven't been sensitive enough. I missed the forest for the trees ...Posted 5 months ago #