I was thinking about Snow White this morning.
She has not one man to pick up after, but seven.
She has a messy, messy house to clean.
The seven men are very hungry.
She has one dress hanging in the closet.
It is yellow.
You have to give the girl some accolades for still being able to smile. But do you remember the beginning of her story?
She was at home with dad and, as most fairy tales, she had a step mom. This woman hated her with a passion. No longer wanted, she was forced from her home and she had to go out wandering about in an unknown place. She was very much alone. And afraid. Hurting from being cast out from the place where she should have felt the most safe.
When the wicked stepmother finds out Snow White was still alive, she concocts a poison apple to do away with Snow White. Once and for all.
Snow White is attracted to the poison. She takes the fatal bite of what appeared to be good for her, but it ends up being her doom.
The poisons we consume happen because we truly don't recognize them for what they are. Hurtful words that become embedded in our hearts and in our minds. Names. Bullying. Taunting.
Those words become so a part of who we are that we have a difficult time breaking free from them. The past is so hard to shake loose.
Unless...
Like Snow White, we are found to be lovely by a Prince. The One who promises
a crown of beauty... instead of ashes
the oil of gladness... instead of mourning
the garment of praise... instead of a spirit of despair
(Isaiah 61:3)
The Prince of Peace. Of Hope.
He can. He will. If you will let Him.
He can, through the power of His presence and His Word, heal the brokenhearted. Bring joy into your life. Renew hope.
Every fairy tale has someone who is out to destroy the Princess. And every fairy tale has a Prince who redeems her from her foe.
Your Prince is waiting for you.
You need to open your eyes. Your ears. And your heart to receive Him.
He had been dying for you to come to Him.
She has not one man to pick up after, but seven.
She has a messy, messy house to clean.
The seven men are very hungry.
She has one dress hanging in the closet.
It is yellow.
You have to give the girl some accolades for still being able to smile. But do you remember the beginning of her story?
She was at home with dad and, as most fairy tales, she had a step mom. This woman hated her with a passion. No longer wanted, she was forced from her home and she had to go out wandering about in an unknown place. She was very much alone. And afraid. Hurting from being cast out from the place where she should have felt the most safe.
When the wicked stepmother finds out Snow White was still alive, she concocts a poison apple to do away with Snow White. Once and for all.
Snow White is attracted to the poison. She takes the fatal bite of what appeared to be good for her, but it ends up being her doom.
The poisons we consume happen because we truly don't recognize them for what they are. Hurtful words that become embedded in our hearts and in our minds. Names. Bullying. Taunting.
Those words become so a part of who we are that we have a difficult time breaking free from them. The past is so hard to shake loose.
Unless...
Like Snow White, we are found to be lovely by a Prince. The One who promises
a crown of beauty... instead of ashes
the oil of gladness... instead of mourning
the garment of praise... instead of a spirit of despair
(Isaiah 61:3)
The Prince of Peace. Of Hope.
He can. He will. If you will let Him.
He can, through the power of His presence and His Word, heal the brokenhearted. Bring joy into your life. Renew hope.
Every fairy tale has someone who is out to destroy the Princess. And every fairy tale has a Prince who redeems her from her foe.
Your Prince is waiting for you.
You need to open your eyes. Your ears. And your heart to receive Him.
He had been dying for you to come to Him.
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