Dead ends good or bad?

I was clipping my ends earlier this week and oddly enough, God brought an eye opening comparison to me. Some women hate cutting their hair because they may like the current length and are fearful of cutting any ends off. Then there are some who will gladly take the scissors like myself and snip snip away! Understanding that dead hair is exactly what it is dead hair. There is no life in it and it actually makes a perosn's entire head of hair look bad because of a few dead or split ends. However once cut, your hair has a new shape, form, and style. It looks vibrant, healthy, and strong. Where am I going with this?

Okay in life we will experience some dead ends so to speak. There could be something we are holding on to that we want so dearly, but in actuality needs to be cut off. It could be those Debbie cakes we crave, a person that needs to get cut loose, speaking out of emotions, certain behaviors, addictions, whatever could be keeping us from healthy productive lifestyles. It is amazing the things we hold on to because of fear for change or because we may STILL enjoy them. We begin to tell ourselves we need it when the very thing we think we need is ruining our spiritual makeup. Just like dead ends can ruin a perfectly good hairstyle, not cutting off certain things in our life can kill our spiritual walk with Christ. What are dead ends? Dead ends are lifeless things, actions, habits, people that can prevent growth in your life. Just as the scripture states a little leaven leavens the whole lump. People can look at me going to church, Bible study, writing posts every week, but notice I have a smart mouth or my temper is bad, or I'm unforgiving. All of those are dead ends that need to be cut off. See dead ends do not stop growth because hair grows from the root. Even though hair grows from the root if the dead ends are not cut off they will eventually prevent the growing process and the longer it takes the more you have to chop off. In relation to our spiritual walk we can still grow in other areas in our walk. No, we will not have mastered every little thing. However, when we know we should cut something off we should do it quickly with The Help of God instead of putting it off because the longer we wait the harder it will be for us to do it.

I see it like this, the quicker I can release the quicker God can proceed! Holding on to dead ends can defer what God has planned for me. God's Plan will always be fulfilled, but I dare not tarry the time because of what I think I want or need. God knows best! He is our life's Hairdresser. He knows what "hairstyle" works for us and when to trim our ends for growth and newness. What are some dead ends in your life? Are you overdue for a trim?