UNTANGLED WITH HOPE

On the other end of the phone was a voice of panic, “Mom where are you?  I have a brush stuck in my hair! Come home.”  I thought to myself, “It couldn’t be that bad.”  How wrong I was, what a mess.  Anna had been blow-drying her hair and brushing it with a small roller brush, however with one of the twists and turns the brush was stuck.  Not just a little bit of hair was entwined around the bristles; it was A LOT of hair.  What do I need to help loosen the hair?  I first grabbed the Pam, sprayed it all over.  Then I went for conditioner.  I finally got the Crisco and a fork.  With much patience and work I finally got the hair untangled from the unforgiving plastic. 

Are you stuck?  Do you feel as if you are twisted so tightly that you can’t be released?  Are you searching for the ingredient that will enable you to become what you know you can be? 

This senerio led me to the word hope.  When we are stuck, when we are in a rut, when we feel that we can’t get out of the situation we are in, all we need is hope.  In biblical terms, hope is closely allied with faith.  In Hebrews 11:1 faith is the assurance of things hoped for.  Hope is the object upon which we direct our focus and energies.  In Romans 8:28 hope is the knowledge that we are being changed for the better, as we trust in God’s promises.  No matter what the circumstances God’s plans for our lives are for the good, to give us hope. 

If you are feeling like the hair wrapped so tightly around the bristles of a brush don’t give up have hope.  Go to God; allow God to renew you, trust His timing and thank Him for whatever the situation.  He will be the Pam, the conditioner and the Crisco to loosen the bond that is holding you tightly to your current situation.  He will release you from the bondage that is keeping you from fulfilling His purpose for you.   He will untangle you and set you free.