princesses

One of my nicknames is "Princess." This is not because I'm filthy rich, live in a castle, wear a crown, or have an entourage of eligible princes asking for my hand in marriage. This nickname was given to me intentionally to remind me of my identity in Christ.

Romans 8:17 "And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering."

Think of Chronicles of Narnia--Edmond, Lucy, Susan and Peter are common children who stumble on the revelation that they are, in Azlan's world, kings and queens. You are, in God's world (which includes Heaven and Earth) royalty.

So..this is all pretty sweet when you think about it. However, sometimes I wonder what the big deal is that I'm a true princess..if everyone else is too? How can I be special, personally and deeply loved by God, if the person next to me--good, bad, pretty or ugly, is loved equally and passionately by God as well?

The answer came to me when my friend and I were having a serious discussion (which her husband found humorous) about which Disney princess was our favorite. We had to choose one. But it was tough. (I chose Ariel because she's fearless and hangs out in her swimsuit all day). But, at any moment my mind could have changed to Belle. You see, I love all of the princesses! They are each unique but I love them equally! (Yes, I'm 23 and I will never grow out of this).

I think this is how God's sees us! Just on a huger scale...

You see, as of 2007 God had made approximately 3,300,600,000 princesses. Each one beautiful. Each one different. Each one dearly loved by him. He pays attention to the details of each one's life, the way we know the stories of each Disney princess.

God can have a lot of favorites, but it doesn't decrease anyone's value. How many "favorite" songs do you have? What about movies? Bands? Actors? Shirts? Does one special person in your life make another special person less special? Probably not.

So whether you are an Aurora, Belle, Jasmine, Ariel, Mulan, Pocahontas, Cinderella, Snow White, Giselle, etc. your role in the royal family of God is unique, valued, and irreplaceable. YOU are his favorite!

1 John 5:1 "Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well"