I was watching Tangled tonight with my mom and two sisters (yes, I said two sisters, Lou and Sister Bear Liz), and it was actually a really funny movie. It was your typical Disney fairy tale where you have the evil person, but then the good guys live happily ever after. Predictable ending, but still a really good movie. I will admit though that I did ponder the question, "What if life were a fairy tale?" Well in all reality, life really is a fairy tale.
In every fairy tale there is a always the evil witch or the evil person. In life that would be none other than Satan himself! He is constantly tempting us, deceiving us, and pulling us from God. As I was watching Tangled I saw how the evil mom tricked Rapunzel into thinking she was caring for her and doing what was best for her, and it got me thinking that Satan does the same thing with us. I know in my life Satan is always trying to manipulate me and hide who he really is from me so I will turn from God and follow him. In the beginning with Adam and Eve, Satan tricked Eve into thinking that the fruit that God forbidden them from eating was actually okay to eat (Genesis 3). The devil is always out to get us in life, and constantly gnawing at us trying to get us to deny our Heavenly Father.
In Tangled, Rapunzel and Flinn had many obstacles to face in order to reach their destination of seeing the lanterns. In my life, especially recently, I have had to face so many obstacles that had potential of stopping me from seeing God. No matter how close I think I get to God, there is always something that gets in my path. Just as in any fairy tale, there is something that stops the princess from having her prince charming. In life the devil tries to stop us on our path with God, and he does anything he can to make us turn and run in the other direction. The journey for the fairy tale characters is never easy; just like how our walk with God is never easy.
Hate to say it, but someone always dies in a fairy tale, but soon to be born again by a kiss from their "true love." Well, life is pretty much the same way; except we don't physically die. "For we have died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives." Romans 6:4 Though our death is not one of physical death, but one of spiritual death, we were still born again through our true love, God. No, we don't die a tragic death, and no God doesn't come down from Heaven and give us a kiss so we have life again, but when we ask Jesus Christ to come into our hearts, our old, sinful lives were put to death and we were revived by Christ.
Every fairy tale has a "happily ever after" ending, and so do we! As we are born again, God offered us a fairy tale ending by giving us eternal life with Him in Heaven. "For a great reward awaits you in Heaven" Matthew 5:12. Just as the prince and princess end up married and living the perfect, happily ever after, we too will have the "happily ever after" ending when we return to our Father and have eternal life with Him!
So next time you catch yourself wondering what life would be like as a fairy tale, just remember that life really is a fairy tale, and we are soon to be rescued by our Savior Jesus Christ.
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