Hair--Our Crowning Glory
I'm not offended by all the dumb-blonde jokes because I know that I'm not dumb. I also know I'm not blonde. ~Dolly Parton Hair…we spend a lot of time and money on it. We cut it, grow it, color it, highlight it, extend it, condition it, perm it, straighten it, braid it, curl it, roll it, and blow dry it. We wear it short, long or in between; we wear it up and down. Need I go on? Why is our hair so important? Is it because it is so visible to other people? Is it because we want to look younger? Or is it because we care more about our outer appearance than our inner beauty? I’m not sure the answer to any of those questions, but the Bible does tell us a few things about our hair. We should be proud of our gray hair - Proverbs 20:29 (So why do we hide it?) The hairs on our head are numbered - Matthew 10:30 (God must have a hard time keeping up with my numbers since I seem to be losing them all the time!) Not a hair on our head will perish when you are doing God’s will ...