♫ No big deal! ♫
♫ I want more!!! ♫
If you know me and my family personally, you know that my daughter is like obsessed with the Little Mermaid right now. So, needless to say I have been watching a lot of Ariel, and, you know, lately I have been seeing a lot of myself in her. Now I know you are sitting there scratching your head, so I will try to illuminate the subject for you. I like to dream, just like my red headed friend here, Ariel.
Now, do I dream of living out of the sea or the ever attractive prince Eric?
Uh, No. But I do dream!
Sometimes about how my life would be if I was just better at certain things, or if I had more patience, or if I could just please everyone, OR if God could just see it my way! Oh boy do I like to dream! But as I sat here today, just dreaming away and maybe even getting a touch discouraged with how circumstances are not the way I would like them to be right now, a thought hit me.
WHAT A WASTE OF TIME?!
You know Ariel spent a lot of her time dreaming about how her life would be different if she was something else, if her circumstacnes were different. Sound familiar? You know the story of the Little Mermaid has some SERIOUS flaws in it when it comes to taking a look through spirit filled eyes. Now, I am NOT trying to say that this movie is evil and we shouldn't watch it, because come on, every disney movie has some sort of moral flaw. (But hey, thats a whole other post for a whole other day!) And I enjoy not only watching this movie, but also belting out "Under the Sea", "Part of your World", and yes, even "Poor Unfortunate Souls" all the time! Now, I gave that long disclaimer to say, you know, Ariel kept searching through the whole movie for the next thing that could make her happy - possessions, herself (you know the leg situation), her circumstances, and when it didn't come she turned to darkness to achieve it. Now, I know, I know! Most of us are more than likely NOT going to turn to an evil sea witch to meet our needs...
...but how many of us will turn to oursleves to fix our OWN circumstances or try to fulfill OUR wants, when we need to turn to GOD? Or maybe we will turn to others, or to distractions, or even to sin?
It has been such a sobering thought to me these past couple of days - when life has been especially tough, and I find myself dreaming and even wishing things weren't the way they are, or wanting to change to be something I'm not because circumstances are difficult and I'm tired. Or even trying to change things myself instead of listening to God's still small voice saying, "Be still Amanda. Be still and know that I am God. Stop worrying about what you are not and what you do NOT have, and just trust in me."
You know, things are always going to go wrong, circumstances are not going to be what we want them, and there will AWAYS be things we want to change about ourselves. We may not have King Triton as an earthly father, who can come in and fix the mess and save us, and even give us the thing our hearts yearned for the most, but we are even more BLESSED to have a Heavnely Father who saves us from the sin that holds us captive and gives us what we need even though it may not be what we're dreaming of, and helps us to grow through those things. What a LOVING God. He doesn't leave us poor and unfortunate, but He makes us rich and blessed through HIS grace! Just thought I would share how God has been working in my heart today through something as small and insignificant as watching The Little Mermaid.
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