Hi Reader,

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Sometimes we get so caught up in what we see. Breakage. Shrinkage. Setbacks. We forget where true growth begins. It is beneath the surface in our hair journey and our faith walk. It is what happens at the root that makes all the difference.

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This week, we are exploring how strength at the root leads to beauty at the ends. In your strands. In your spirit. In your life story.

📍FOR YOUR FEED​
​Retaining Length on Natural Hair: A Faith-Filled Approach to Healthy Growth

“One of the biggest misunderstandings for those on a natural hair journey is the belief that natural hair just will not grow. But the truth is, unless there is a health issue, our hair is always growing.”

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​This post breaks down a very real reason many of us are not seeing length and what you can do about it. Read On…​

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💬 PAUSE & PONDER

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Healthy hair needs space. So does your life.

Tight styles and constant manipulation lead to breakage. The same happens when we put too much pressure on ourselves.

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So, give both your hair and your spirit room to recover.

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📝 Reflections or Journal Prompts:​
What is one way you can reduce tension in your hair routine?
What is one way you can create more peace in your life this week?

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🙌🏼 TREASURE THIS

The Ministry of Maintenance

What if your hair care routine could become a way of honoring God?

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Not because we worship our hair. But because we recognize it as something He created and has given to us. God has called us to be stewards of the things He has entrusted to us.

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Stewardship should show up in the things we do every day:

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• In how we treat our bodies
• In how we care for what we have
• Even in how we handle our hair

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When you moisturize your ends, wrap your hair at night, or pause to detangle gently, you are not just preserving length. You are practicing intentional stewardship.

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You are resisting the urge to rush and choosing care instead. That choice can be an expression of gratitude. A quiet way to say, “Lord, I value what You gave me. Thank you”

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Here are a few ways to bring that mindset into your hair care routines:

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• Moisturize & seal your ends with gratitude, not just a task to do
• Choose protective styles that give your hair rest and reduce stress
• Sleep on silk or satin as an act of preparation and care
• Detangle slowly with gentleness and patience
• Trim your hair as needed as a form of release and renewal
• Let go of all pressure to prove growth and focus on consistency and kindness to yourself

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Recommended Read:​
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​8 Habits for Growth: A Simple Guide to Becoming More Like Christ
by Darryl Dash​
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This book shows you eight long-term practices that will lead to permanent growth if you incorporate them into your life. One of them is care for your body. Here is the complete list of 8 habits:

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• Make time
• Rest
• Read or listen to the Bible
• Pray
• Pursue worship and community in a church
• Care for your body
• Simplify your spiritual life
• Build a rule of life

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Worth a read.

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👉🏽 Check it out on Amazon​

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You are not just tending to your hair. You are practicing faithfulness in the small things. And God honors that.

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🙏🏽 PRAYER REQUESTS

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At the end of each month, I take time out to pray for my newsletter subscribers. From time to time, I will share submitted prayer requests so that you can agree in prayer as well.

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God wants us to pray for one another that we may all be healed. Plus, when you take the time to pray for others, it takes your mind off your own issues. Then, before you know it, you'll discover that God is moving on your behalf, too.

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Please add these people to your prayer time. They've given the OK to share their requests. No need to know their names. God knows:

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• IM is requesting prayer for her family, job, and relationship
• TH is requesting prayer for God to provide finances so she can move to her own home
• MC is requesting prayer to experience the peace of God, His presence, clarity for her life, and a home for her family

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​Father, I know you hear the cries of your children. You say in Your word that the seed of the righteous will be delivered, that you would supply all of their needs according to Your riches in glory. It is not your will that any child of yours feels stuck, lacks, or struggles to hear from you. So, I ask that you move on their behalf, that you supply every one of their needs, and that you open doors that only you can open. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

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