I know you guys are probably sick to death of Frozen. Its everywhere right now! I'm super crazy about it- the music is awesome, its funny and endearing, all things Disney. But I recently saw a blog on Pinterest about what Frozen is really about. It got me thinking, "you know it really is a different Disney movie..."
If you haven't seen it, go ahead and watch it, you won't regret it! But if you haven't seen it, its a story about two sisters- the oldest is Elsa and she was born with the power to control snow and ice. Her younger sister Anna is a total dork but super adorable. In true Disney fashion, a handsome prince comes along, Prince Hanz- Anna and him sing a duet and "fall in love". Elsa doesn't agree to bless their marriage! Whaaaaaat??
After a fun adventure, Anna falls in love with an unexpected fellow when it turns out Hanz isn't what we thought he was. In the end, Anna sacrifices herself to save her sister.
A typical Disney story is a princess and a prince meet, fall in love very very quickly. In real life, this is called infatuation. Funny thing about infatuation is that is dies very very quickly. Does that sound like "true love"? In Frozen, Anna finds that her infatuation with Prince Hanz dies pretty quickly when she realizes that another has sacrificed just about everything for her. The fact that Disney made a distinction between infatuation and love is awesome! Everyone should know and understand the difference.
"True Loves Kiss" is also a common Disney theme. This thought is included in Frozen, but it doesn't work. Whaaaaat? I've only been married for a little over a year, but I still have no idea what a "true loves kiss" would feel like; every kiss should be true and full of love, but an act as simple as a kiss isn't powerful enough to break spells or change hearts; its just a romantic notion. If Jeffrey only kissed me to show his love for me, I would feel lonely and ignored. He does a great job of loving me with his actions. This is from the teaching in 1 Corinthians.
1 Cor 13:4-7:
Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Any of those verses mention kissing? Nope. Its full of action and behavior changes! In Frozen, Anna discovers the difference between infatuation and love and then goes on to demonstrate a true, biblical love for her sister Elsa. Anna essentially dies to save Elsa, without an apology, without any gain to herself and not because Elsa deserved it. An act of true love is required to break the spell, but Anna, not a prince, had to perform this act.
Examples of what Biblical Love is and isn't all wrapped up... in a Disney Movie.
How refreshing. Meditate on 1 Cor 13 and think of ways you can show selfless love to your spouse, sister, brother, mother, father, best friend. Then go do them! You'll find that it can melt a Frozen heart :)
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What Frozen Is Really About
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