Don't Blame It On The Rain
On Sunday it rained. My hair had been washed, blow-dried, and flat-ironed silky—giving press and behave. But if rain or humidity even waves at it? Poof: an ever-expanding Afro in real time. I walked into church like, “Y’all, has it started to revert yet? Because Bedside Baptist is sounding real spiritual today.” 😅
Natural girls know: the rain doesn’t even have to touch you. The air alone will test your faith and your edges. One minute: smooth, set, confident. Next minute: swell, frizz, volume you did not order. Life does the same—pressure, people’s opinions, deadlines, and that old chorus of self-doubt—and suddenly our mindset “reverts” to patterns we prayed to outgrow.
But the rain isn’t the villain. Rain grows things. It softens hard ground and wakes up what looked dry. God uses it. “As the rain and the snow come down from heaven… so is my word… it will not return to me empty.” (Isaiah 55:10–11) So instead of blaming the weather, I’m learning to check my cover and practice soul care: wrap my mind in Scripture like a silk scarf at night, receive daily grace like leave-in so I don’t get brittle (Lamentations 3:22–23), lean into community that applies gentle, guided heat—prayer partners and wise counsel (Proverbs 27:17), and trim what’s dead so new growth can flourish (John 15:2).
When rain is in the forecast—literal or emotional—pick one verse for the day and put it where you’ll see it, read it out loud before you scroll, mute one voice that fuels doubt, and text a friend, “Pray with me for two minutes?” Then let God set it. He comes to us like the spring rain (Hosea 6:3). He promises early and latter rain (Joel 2:23). He leads me beside still waters and restores my soul (Psalm 23:2–3). Jesus calls Himself living water—what I drink when I’m dry (John 4:14).
I’m learning not to “blame it on the rain” when life gets messy—or fluffy. Sometimes the very thing I’m avoiding is watering what I prayed for. Wisdom says protect the press. Faith says don’t fear the cloud. I’m letting God rain where I need growth… but I’m still not getting my hair wet.
