With Change Comes Risk

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was much greater than the risk that it took to blossom."

                             Anais NIN

I am heading on vacation and don't want to fuss with my hair.  I am ...you guessed it...getting a weave. Yes, I know, most women don't admit that their hair is not their own.  It is uncouth, but I'm not known for "couth".  I'm known for truth... so...I have no issue with saying 24 hours from now, I will be "unbe-weaveable."  

Besides, to ignore the obvious is to ignore the big pink elephant in the room.  When we see a woman with a buzz cut one day and later on the same day she has hair long enough to sit on; it's obvious she has a weave.

Even so, I feel hesitant.  Long hair flowing in the breeze is really not my style. I am admittedly taking a risk.  

Will I look like Disney's version of "Pocahontas" or the Adam's Family's "Cousin It?"  

 I am reminded that risk is risky, because it makes us vulnerable to an unforseen outcome.

Abraham changed his address and risked the unknown.  Moses went back home and risked his safety. The woman at the well risked being further ostracized when she said, "Let me tell you about a man who told me everything I ever did." I imagine that she added, "... and you know I have done some stuff!"

Risk means the possibility of injury or loss.  Following Christ definitely has some risks.  Just ask Apostle Paul, who had things done to him that would confirm for most of us that God had not sent us and was not with us.  There was some injury and loss, but the reward was so much greater than the risk.

Bottom line, with change comes risk, and the question is not, "Will there be change?" The questions is ,  "How will I respond when there is change, whether it is forced upon me, or whether I am just taking a risk."

The best thing to know when taking a risk, is that faith in God steers you to the best possible outcomes.  Abraham believed God and God called him righteous.  Apostle Paul had faith in God when he said, "I can do all things in Christ who gives me strength." It wasn't ALL RIGHT but it was ALRiGHT! 

I believe that God will meet me at every risk I take for Him.  I hope that he meets me in some of the risk I take for me.  Like my new hair do tomorrow.  I believe I will look like Halle Berry before the hair cut.

Touch and agree with me.