(Inspired by John Eldredge’s Epic)
“Once upon a time,” the epic fairy tales begin...
My heart prefers these stories to the world I’m living in.
But slowly I am seeing that these fables hold a clue;
The message and the theme of every fairy tale rings true.
They start out with perfection, then a villain makes things tense;
His chief goal is to separate the princess from her prince.
Her hero must arise and fight to rescue her from death;
When evil is destroyed, they’ll live in utter happiness!
Like fair Snow White, Eve took a bite when tempted with the fruit,
Perfection quickly lost, the force of evil had its root.
The same destructive villain works against us still today,
Deception and temptation causing every heart to stray.
Locked in like Cinderella by our evil master's key,
We’re separated from our Prince and can’t set ourselves free!
Though we have been unfaithful, our Great King loves us still.
The Prince's death can ransom us, and that's His loving will.
Like Sleeping Beauty, our true life awakens through His love.
He paid our debt and conquered death; what we’ve been dreaming of
And if we choose Him, we will be adopted by the King;
Our Prince awaits us; we are given His engagement ring!
The majesty and beauty of this fairy tale surrounds us.
The waterfalls, the rainbow, all the gifts of God astound us.
Our hearts are captured by our Prince's love and loyalty.
Like Cinderella, we’re transformed from slaves to royalty.
But there is still a villain here, and now we are a threat!
Our freedom calls to others, so he wants us to forget.
Like Ursula fooled Ariel and she made the wrong choice,
Our enemy tries anything to take away our voice.
When we believe the lies that Satan whispers in our ear,
We end up captive to him, always drawing back in fear.
Like Simba, whose young heart was plagued by guilt and deep distress,
Our villain wants us to forget the power we possess.
We must remember good and evil always are at war;
And in this epic battle, hearts are what they’re fighting for.
Like Simba, we must rise to take our rightful place of power,
For we are needed desperately; this is our finest hour!
So many hearts are living in such darkness and distress;
While plagued with busyness and guilt, their thoughts become a mess.
They drown out any sense of hope and choose not to believe,
But those who’ve been set free can see that they have been deceived.
Just like the tale of Robin Hood, our villain wants the throne.
So when we choose to battle him, he makes us feel alone.
But the one true King has called us to have courage and to fight,
To speak the truth in love to this dark world and shed His light!
This war will end someday; all evil utterly destroyed.
And when that day arrives, I know that I’ll be overjoyed!
When all that once was lost at last is totally restored,
I’ll dance on golden streets and bow before my awesome Lord!
This fairy tale is true; I am a daughter of the King.
My Prince is coming for His bride, so I can’t help but sing!
And at the Wedding Feast, there'll be such love and joy and laughter,
And like the fairy tales, we'll live "happily ever after!"
~Lindsey Muecke
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