by Rhonda Rhea
Every day is a new hair day. I really never know how it’s going to turn out. Some days I can strut out of the house convinced that I look very “Meg Ryan in ‘You’ve Got Mail’”—only a shade or two browner. Other days I’m just sure I’m Carrot Top—only a shade or two saner. And it’s always “up in the air” whether or not all that hair gel is going to keep my hair…well…“up in the air.” I tend to worry if I’m going to end up with some kind of pancake, horizontal force-field-looking thing happening. It’s not that I don’t use plenty of gel. I just really never if the force is going to be with me. I call it “serendipity-do.”
Worry is one of those things that’s about as slippery as cheap hair gel. You know, I can convince myself that worry works. Most of the things I worry about never happen, so it must be working, right? But God’s word gives us a better way. Philippians 4:6-7 says, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
Prayer instead of worry. That works. It works better than the highest end hair gel. I love the way the New Living Testament phrases the passage: “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.” Exchanging worry for prayer is the way to live a life of sweet peace in Jesus.
As for my hair gel? I’ve decided not to worry about it. I guess I’ll just keep doing what I’m serendipity-doing.
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