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Its only 25 centimetres: Why I cut my hair

R E L E A S E:  allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free. Cutting my hair was not an impulsive decision. It was not an attempt at feeling better about life or boosting my self-esteem... quite the opposite. The last few days Abba Father has revealed His heart and intention to me in such a way that I could not simply ignore it, I couldn't look the other way. I had to pay attention and hear Him and what a journey it has been. Where does my hair fit into all this? It was my symbolic way of releasing and here is what I let go of along with that 25 centimetres. 1.  Yearning for worldly acceptance   As a flawed human being, I have found that I had a need for finding acceptance and confirmation from the world. This "acceptance" I quickly learnt was incomplete and unsatisfactory, it never quenched my thirst for belonging. It still left a gaping hole. And enter grace... Abba Father's heart is one that longs after me finding myself within Him, and His