No Pain,No Gain!!

I remember as a young African American Child the problem of tangled hair after my weekly hair washing. I vividly recall sitting on the kitchen floor in front of my mother as the painful process would begin.This was long before we had all the lotions and potions we have today that make it a painless effortless process. Thank you, Johnson and Johnson, Revlon and all the other Companies and individuals that started to pay attention to that particular Market and filled it. But I digress. One day as I thought back on those times I realized that the process of removing the tangles from my hair was a painful process for my mother as well, which sometimes led to demonstrations of great frustration on her part resulting in some pain to my backside. In a similar way, I believe God as our Father has to sometimes remove spiritual tangles from our lives, which will ultimately effect Our body, soul, mind, and spirit, resulting in a spiritual chastening. Painful for us both but necessary for spiritual growth and maturity. Furthermore, after I cooperated with my mother in her desire to create a more beautiful head of hair for the sight of man, as a Child of God,  cooperating with His Spiritual chastening will bring me full circle shining  forth as pure gold in the sight of men and the Eyes of the Spirit, giving all  honor and glory to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen!