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<\/a>So far, the outcome hasn\u2019t been what I\u2019ve hoped for.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I met a lovely woman named Cindy yesterday. She offered many options for my hair color dilemma. By the time she finished, I was confused, weary and afraid to attempt anything outside the box. So I got a haircut. I knew I needed that.<\/p>\n
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As we conversed through the cut, we found a common bond. Jesus. She was in love Him as much as I was! By the time my hair was dry and styled, Cindy and I had discussed a wide variety of topics including her desire to go on a mission trip.<\/p>\n
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These were my final words to my new friend. \u201cAllow God to help you find the right trip for you and then see what He has in store. He\u2019s already there preparing the way for you. If God is calling you to it, He will make a way for it to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n
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I shared these words with her at the register. There were three other ladies standing around and heard them as well. I don\u2019t know what they thought God, but I knew where Cindy was. At a crossroad with God and her future.<\/p>\n
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Cindy and I parted ways with a hug.<\/p>\n
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Maybe you are at a crossroad with God right now. Waiting and watching to see what God has in store for you. If so, I would encourage you with the same words I encouraged Cindy with. \u201cGod is already there preparing the way for you. If God is calling you to it, He will make a way for it to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Don\u2019t believe me? Maybe you\u2019ll believe God. He\u2019s been doing this for a long time.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe Lord your God, who is going before you, will fight for you, as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes, and in the desert.\u201d<\/em> (Deuteronomy 1:30-31a \u2013 NIV)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThe Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.\u201d<\/em> (Deuteronomy 31:8 \u2013 NIV)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cAs soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly, because that will mean the Lord has gone out in front of you to strike the Philistine army.\u201d<\/em> (2 Samuel 5:24 \u2013 NIV)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cI will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron.\u201d<\/em> (Isaiah 45:2 \u2013 NIV)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And if going before you isn\u2019t enough, just remember, God has your back as well.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cBut you will not leave in haste or go in flight; for the Lord will go before you, the God of Israel will be your rear guard.\u201d<\/em> (Isaiah 52:12 \u2013 NIV)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Regardless of the decision you are facing, let God be part of it. Allow Him to lead you. Trust that He is already there waiting for you to show up.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Grace and peace be yours in abundance,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Donna<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I am on the search for a new hairstylist. Not such an easy task. I\u2019m going to confess a few things here. I\u2019m a silver-haired woman. Yes, if I didn\u2019t put Miss Clairol to work, I would have a full head of gray. The problem is, I\u2019m tired of coloring my hair. My husband […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_s2mail":"yes","_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,3770,17,21],"tags":[4324,4144,4323,4322,4321,4320,4325,4326,4319],"class_list":["post-4563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-following-god","category-listen","category-obeying-god","category-trusting-god","tag-2-samuel-524","tag-deuteronomy-1012","tag-deuteronomy-130-31","tag-gray","tag-hair","tag-hairdresser","tag-isaiah-452","tag-isaiah-5212","tag-my-dilemma"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4563"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4563\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4564,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4563\/revisions\/4564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}