Wonderfully Made

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

By Julie Lockyer, Scheduler and Receptionist

I have always been afraid of having gray hair. I didn’t want to look old. If I looked old, I would feel old. I thought I would wait until at least 60 before even trying to grow it out. 

After my granddaughter Harley Rose was born, my life took a different direction. I am now putting a lot of time into helping take care of her. I want to be one of the people who directs her in life. I didn’t want my daughter to have to hire someone to raise Harley while she was at work, so I decided it was time to go part-time. Helping to raise a child is a lot of work, especially when you are older. I don’t have the energy like I used to, but I love every minute of it. 

I get to read to Harley, take her to the backyard to play, teach her what a bird is and the sound it makes. I make sure I say please and thank you so when she learns to talk, she will say them to others as well. I have been blessed to be such a big part of her life. By the end of the day I am exhausted, and things that I thought were important aren’t anymore. 

Coloring my hair was one of them. It became a chore having to color it every four weeks! I couldn’t see myself doing this for another five years, so back in October of last year, I decided to grow it out. I lightened my hair to make the process more natural looking. 

Now I am loving my silver! I am embracing my new look! Many young girls pay to color their hair gray. Mine is free. I don’t care what others think. This is me and this is who God created. Psalm 139:14 says, “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” 

We tend to look at wrinkles, gray hairs, and sagging skin as growing old. At one time I did as well. Now I look at is as honor! I have earned it! Our beauty is not in the eyes of the beholder. It is what God sees in us. Our beauty is from the inside. It’s how we honor God in the things we say and do. Proverbs 16:31 reminds me that “Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained in the way of righteousness.” 

Prayer: Lord, help me to see myself the way You see me. Thank You for every single gray hair on my head. As I get older, may I get wiser in my ways. Help us to see ourselves as you see us. In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen!

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