Why I Cut my Locks – Prophetess Sarah Smith

On Friday March 6, 2018, The Anointed Writer published the post Why I Cut My Locks – Apostle Racquel Jones. This was the first installment of a three-part series highlighting Christian women in Jamaica who wore the dreadlocks hairstyle in variations. What is interesting about these women is that they were commissioned by God to cut their locks for reasons unique to each. Today, The Anointed Writer features Prophetess Sarah Smith of Light of the Gentiles International who wore her locks as a Christian woman. Prophetess Sarah Smith later encountered challenges in her faith and had to lose her crown of locks. Here is her story:

Her Story

I started to lock my hair while I was attending school overseas because it was more convenient. It was expensive and time-consuming to maintain natural hair while in college so I learned to do it myself. Locking my hair was just a hairstyle for me; I saw it as nothing more. Upon locking my hair, I started to realize that I was gaining much attention from individuals in the Rastafarian community. Rastafarian men would make passes at me, finding me attractive as their potential “empress”. I also found myself listening to what Jamaicans call “positive, conscious, cultural, reggae music” having not been a fan of this genre before.

Spiritual Awareness

I did not realize that by just having this hairstyle installed on my head, I was exposing myself to spiritual influences contrary to the spirit of God. Even as a Christian, I was still being swayed in the direction of Rastafarianism and the aspects of that culture. I was listening to Etana, I-Octane, and other Rastafarian artistes. I realized that I was being drawn to this genre of music but I justified it by saying that even though these artistes were not Christians their music were positive. Conviction swept over my heart as a Christian but I never acknowledged that emotion. Neither did I realize the behavioural patterns in my Christian walk with this new-found love for the Rastafarian culture.

The Revelation

I continued to lock my hair and later got married. God was taking me through a series of deliverance processes where He was breaking yokes over my life and uprooting seeds that were planted by spirits contrary to His. Revelations came about the things that were blocking my purpose. And, I needed to break free to walk in accordance to God’s will. I was praying one day about the attacks that were plaguing my mind; thoughts that were contradicting my Christian faith. One day, God spoke clearly to me and said that many of my spiritual challenges that I was facing were as a result of the locks that were on my head.

Of course, I questioned it, but God said: “To you it was just a hairstyle but there are principalities connected to locks overall.” He also revealed to me that where He was taking me spiritually required a distinct mark of identification as a child of God. One that would not imply that I am confused about who I am in God. Individuals would see my locks and immediately think that I belonged to the Rastafarian community and my spiritual call did not need that confusion.

More Revelation

God revealed to me that what the Rastafarians esteemed was rooted in idolatry. Their doctrine and whom they believed to be Christ would contradict what God himself was trying to do in my personal life. And there could be absolutely no confusion. They needed to clearly see that I was set apart. When I decided to cut my locks the chains were broken and I could freely walk into God’s purpose for my life.

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I pray that this testimony blessed you. Stay tuned to see who will be featured in the next installment of Why I Cut my Locks.

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Amoy is intent on fulfilling God’s will and purpose for her life. She is a celebrity publicist, a proud Jamaican, a writer, an international speaker, a media practitioner and a published author. She loves all things luxury and is on a mission to become one of the wealthiest women from her island and in the world. 40 under 40, is that you?