Princess

When I was a little girl, my mama used to lock me in the attic when I was bad, which was pretty often. And I would- I would pretend I was a princess... trapped in a tower by a wicked queen. And then suddenly this knight... on a white horse with these colors flying would come charging up and draw his sword. And I would wave. And he would climb up the tower and rescue me. But never in all the time... that I had this dream did the knight say to me, "Come on, baby, I'll put you up in a great condo."

(Quote taken from Pretty Woman)

When I was young, I used to dream of becoming a princess and being whisked away by a knight. That's what most females have dreamed in their lives also.

Now in present day, those dreams have faded away, because I soon realised there is no chance that I'd become a princess and there is an even lesser chance of a knight in shining armour on a white horse carrying me away and making me his wife. But I do believe in love and that I can fall in love with a male whom I meet in my life (in which I have).

The general idea of this entry was not to talk about falling in love with the opposite sex but rather how important it is finding my identity in my creator and letting him whisk me away like a knight who has come to save the day.

Recently I bought the book 'Captivating' by John and Stasi Eldredge. I haven't read it yet, only most of the Intro but
I'm finding it very intriguing, not just by reading the blurb and intro but also the cover artwork. Now I know the saying 'don't 
judge a book by it's cover' but I think the cover artwork explains very well what the book 
is about. It has a girl standing a field, basking in the sun and looking forward at a castle in 
the distance. 

"Every little girl has dreams of being swept up into a great adventure, of being the beautiful princess. Sadly, when women grow up, they are often swept up into a life filled merely with duty and demands. Many Christian women are tired, struggling under the weight of the pressure to be a "good servant," a nurturing caregiver, or a capable home manager.

What WILD AT HEART did for men, CAPTIVATING can do for women. This groundbreaking book shows readers the glorious design of women before the fall, describes how the feminine heart can be restored, and casts a vision for the power, freedom, and beauty of a woman released to be all she was meant to be. By revealing the core desires every woman shares - to be romanced, to play an irreplaceable role in a grand adventure, and to unveil beauty - John and Stasi Eldredge invite women to recover their feminine hearts, created in the image of an intimate and passionate God. Further, they encourage men to discover the secret of a woman's soul and to delight in the beauty and strength women were created to offer."

God planted a desire in female to become a princess and -like Captivating explains- be swept into a wonderful adventure. And it is His desire for us to find our identity, that we are worth more than gold to Him and are His princesses. He also wishes to capture our hearts and for us to fall in love with Him, to yearn to be His children.
He is the castle, while we are the girls in the field keeping our focus and direction on the castle and enjoy His presence (the sunlight) and worship Him.