Fairy tales: the reflection of Christ

Just ask anyone on the street or even in your church if fairy tales exist and they'll probably say no. We are told by the world that it is unrealistic to think that any guy would take a girl back time after time. We are told that happy endings where our Prince Charming comes to save us from the evil dragon and then we live happily-ever-after with no hardships don't really happen because for one, dragons don't exsist. But what if I told you that the reason why when girls watch these types of movies are drawn to them and for even a short tiny second have hope that it might actually exist somewhere is because our Saviour made us to desire this.

I have grown up with 3 brothers and have been told by them, my father and their friends that girls shouldn't watch chick flicks because they place an unrealistic expectation inside our heads of how guys should behave. That this a lie straight from the pit of Hell. Guys know they'll never be able to attain this "perfect standard" and so they say nobody can do it, that it should never be brought up again, but Jesus did meet it and continues to meet it everyday. You see He is an even greater and purer version of the men we see portrayed in these movies because He is the one our soul longs for (song of Solomon 3:4). He is the fairy tale that we long for. 

Throughout the Old Testament we are shown of God's undying love for His very unfaithful wife, Israel (which happens to be us). No matter what she did to Him, whether it be worshiping other Gods, mocking His name, trusting in others for salvation or even pleasure, He always took her back. In books like Jeremiah, Isaiah, Hosea and many others we are told of God's undying love for His people. He always took them back when they called upon His name. Everything He did was to show them that He was and is the only one who can satisfy our longings. He promises us happily-ever-after.

Many times in the New Testament we are told that we are the bride of Christ awaiting the day that He comes back to take us to the wedding feast and that then He will slay the dragon which terrorizes us day and night (read Revelation). The tiny ounce of hope that sparks inside our hearts when we watch these movies is that hope that Christ has set in our hearts. The hope that we are told about by the apostles and prophets in the Word of God. The hope of happily-ever-after and a guy who never abandons us no matter what. 

Men will always fall short of the standard that fairy tale movies give and that's okay because it's not for them to attain, but for Christ. So the next time you watch a chick flick where the guy takes the girl back or slays a dragon or two, it's okay to dream about it as long as we remember that the man we should be dreaming about it waiting in heaven for the okay to come and rescue us from this dark dungeon.