Not the Knot

Have you ever had knots in your hair? It isn’t the knot’s fault for being there; lack of hair care or restless sleep, twisting and turning, causes them to appear. If you’ve had knots, even in short hairstyles, you know the challenge of detangling them.

What is it that has you in a twist? I’m not referring to a good twist, like twisting your trust with the Lord, but being out-of-sorts with yourself, others (and God?). What difficulty got under your skin that changed your appearance and attitude to knotty-looking? Often those kinds of knots come from restlessness with God. We fail to seek His will because we want what we want when we want it, whether our desires line up with His plans. Other times, knots form because we don’t guard ourselves with God’s Word and get entangled with life’s busyness and cares.

It’s not the knot’s fault for being where it is. Life holds daily challenges; sometimes, knots are hard to avoid. Detangling will be tedious and, at times, painful, but it is doable.

Jesus faced a tremendous challenge none of us will ever deal with: a cruel death on a cross for the sins of all humanity. As He sought His Father’s will, He thwarted any knots from forming by praying, “Abba, Father, all things are possible unto Thee; take away this cup from Me: Nevertheless, not what I will, but what Thou wilt” (Mark 14:36). We would do well to follow Jesus’ example and entrust our desires to Abba, our Father, to carry out His will rather than ours. Twist yourself with the Lord and avoid the knots.