Challenging Challenging

June 26, 2022

Challenging something doesn’t always mean coming at it like a bull: head on. There are other ways to challenge. Yahweh, I pray for your guidance during this period. I’m just observing the actions of our leaders and the lack of concern for certain things. You know I’m not into the argument scene. Not my personal preference, but will move according to your will. Help me not to get disillusioned with this church community. I know it’s where you are asking me to be for now and I will, I am humbling myself even though I don’t agree with a lot of decisions taken. 

I pray for this church community. Can I be honest? I don’t know if they are seeing you. Of course I can’t determine their relationship with you and it’s not my job to. But their actions scare me. Actually, maybe disappointed is a better word. I pray for the youths who are still holding on. I pray that they will develop/strengthen their relationship with you. That they will live for you and not be discouraged by the words and actions of our leaders. I know that’s easier said than done, but I pray that they focus on you and not on what others are doing. 

Then there are those that have gone cold. Only you can rekindle the flame, but show us what we can do to help. To reach out more. There are some who have,  but many aren’t and sometimes it feels like we are fighting a losing battle. But! You are fighting these battles for us and even though things may look bleak right now, you have already won the victory. Thank you for your grace and mercy towards us. Your will in our lives. Thank you for who you are. 

Yahweh, I pray that your youths will believe in you. That through the doubts, the fears, they will still trust you. 

Galatians 2:20 –  I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live I live by believing in God’s Son, who loved me and took the punishment for my sins.

Thank you. 

Fashion Dreads

The problem when people choose to do something for the sake of fashion. Nothing wrong with that ehhh, but oh gosh, if I hear another “influencer” say “I don’t have deadlocks because there is nothing dreadful about my locs” I’m going to scream. Literally scream. The most cursory of searches will reveal why dreadlocks were called dreadlocks and just because dread is part of the word dreadful does not mean that “dread” is a bad word. Maybe because in my culture dreadlocks are respected. It’s normal for you to be walking down the street and hear a total stranger call out “dreads” or “rasta” to you as a sign of respect or greeting even though they don’t know you. Funny enough, I don’t call my hair dreadlocks for one reason only, I respect the religion from which the term dreadlocks came from. So I’m usually specific about saying microlocs because of that. But if you want to call me “dreads,” much respect. I’ll accept.