God's Blessing & A Woman's Glory: Long Hair

Women having long hair is something I am passionate about, and if you know me, you know I have really long, very thick, healthy hair, but before you think, "Oh dear, here's an extreme view on this subject," let me add that I don't think hair has to be as long as mine is to qualify as long.

I have been so blessed by the Lord. My hair is thick, grows quickly, and is healthy. I know that some women can't get their hair much past their shoulders even if they want to, simply because it won't stay even and healthy and long at the same time, or it just won't grow past a certain length. But when I hear Christian ladies say, "It (long hair) just got too hot," or "it was just too much of a hassle and bother to take care of," I am saddened and disappointed because isn't that like saying, "the Christian life was just too hard for me?" That may seem a bit extreme, but the principle is the same isn't it?

In the Bible we're told that it's a woman's glory to have long hair and a shame to a man. I don't think it would be mentioned in the Bible so clearly if God just meant for women to have "longish" hair.

1 Corinthians 11:15
But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.

So if we accept from Scripture that women are supposed to have long hair, then isn't saying that long hair is too much to deal with similar to saying, "Doing what's right is just too hard, so I think I'll stop?" 

The Bible never says that obedience to Christ is always going to be fun or easy, but that shouldn't stop us from obeying. Christ was fully human when He was tempted in the wilderness and I'm sure the temptation to eat something was great, but He didn't stop resisting just because it was unpleasant. Aren't we glad?!

Consider also Revelation 9:8 ^"And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions." There is obviously a distinction here between the hair of males and females.

Just because your long hair isn't easy to take care of doesn't mean  you should cut it short. Again, I don't think a woman's hair has to be equal in length to mine (or Heather's) to qualify as long, but I do believe women's hair should have a very definite distinction from men's.

May you be challenged today to view your hair as what it truly is: a gift, a blessing, and a true treasure from God. Embrace God's special gift and learn to love it.

So blessed,
Sharon