In the heart of every girl lies the heart of a true princess. We all grow up wishing that we were Cinderella or Jasmine or one of the many other Disney princesses we watched. My daughter’s favorite, I think, was Ariel from the Disney movie The Little Mermaid. We all dream of the handsome prince finding us and rescuing us from the black knight or the wicked dragon who has stolen us away from our family and home to hide us in a dark cave or deep dungeon.
I, myself, had a desire to be Cinderella. To be heard by the “fairy godmother,” dressed in the most beautiful gown at the ball, and to be the most beautiful girl in the eyes of Prince Charming. Then he would sweep me off my feet and carry me away in our coach to live happily ever after in a castle in the sky. I know I’m a romantic, but a hopeful one, not hopeless!
Even little boys long to be the hero, and rescue the Princess from the fierce dark dragon, the black knight, or save her from the “Dread Pirate, Roberts.” Or they are the cowboys, saving the village from the frightful Indians or the attack of wild animals. They all have the desire to be a savior/protector, of sorts, to the princess of their choosing. And yet there those who always want to play the evil villain, dark knight or pirate who steals away the beautiful princess.
Where is all this romanticizing going? Let me explain. I feel the reason we girls all have the desire to be rescued by Prince Charming is more because of our desire to be reunited to the King of Kings, than our being caught up in the fairytales that we grew up with. We have all heard before that each of us has a God shaped hole in our hearts that only HE can fill, and yet we are always trying to fill it with everything and every body else.
It isn’t until we find Jesus that we can find this truth for ourselves. But instead of searching for Him, we run after the latest fad, be it the hippest rock star, movie idol or whatever the “flavor of the month” may be. Yet none of these things are truly meeting the needs of our hearts, we aren’t being fulfilled. So we turn to romance novels or the “Soaps” to live in a more “adult” fantasy than that of the fairytale princesses of our youth.
But God created us to be true princesses, to live in His kingdom forever. He put that heart of a princess into each and every one of us even before we were born. He also put the heart of a protector into each little boy. He built them to be the protectors of their families. To provide for the needs of their households; to give their lives for them, just as Jesus gave His life for His Bride – the church. Because He wanted us each – men and women, boys and girls – to meet His Son, Jesus. To become a part of the “Bride of Christ.”
You see Jesus is THE Prince of Peace, King of Kings and Lord of Lords. And we, as children of Adam are separated from Him because of original sin and because of our own sins, as well. And that longing to become a princess should lead us straight into His arms. To bring us to a place of repentance, seeking to be forgiven for all the sins of our past, so that we can live with Him forever in His Heavenly Kingdom. That kingdom began 2000+ years ago, when He walked the earth among men and bought Salvation by giving His life for each and every one of us by shedding His blood on the cross.
I like the way John 3: 16-21 in the KJV says it; ‘For God so loved the world, that He sent His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent NOT His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved. He that believeth on Him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.’
What a beautiful love story this truly is! The Prince came from the Eternal Kingdom to reconcile the outcast to the King and Kingdom life by giving up His life for them. He then came back to life and wed Himself to those He died to save. How utterly romantic.
So now, we princesses can truly belong to Prince Charming, Jesus! And so can all those princes – heroes or otherwise – we knew as children. Though some days we couldn’t tell the dark knights from the good ones. Or which young ladies were princesses or evil witches. He always knew which of us would give our lives over to His keeping and be a part of His Bride forever.
Even if you have not lived a life worthy of His Bride, He still wants you to come, repent, and start anew in His Kingdom. In fact a wise person once told me, as long as a person draws breath, there is a chance for them to be a part of the Kingdom of God.
Not sure if you belong????
Are you still breathing????
Want to assure your place in the Kingdom, walking beside THE Prince????
Just ask Him right now to forgive you of your sin. Repent and determine to live your life to please Him, alone. Ask Him to come live in your heart forever!
We all have to start in the same place…. at the foot of His cross…. before we can walk the streets of gold in The Kingdom of God.
