Real Snow White

I’ve been meaning to write about something like this for a while. I want to let all my miscellaneous readers know that along with all the other personalities I have listed at the top of my page I’m also a daughter of Christ, and I believe that Jesus came to this world to atone for our sins.

Now, you may wish to stop reading this entry right now, or you may decide that I’m not worth reading anymore at all. That’s fine with me.But if you’re willing to hear what I have to say today (I’m not going to write a sermon, or write some tear-jerking witness statement), I would appreciate it.

Every morning I spent time with God. I wake up, hit the snooze a couple times, when I know that I have to get ready, I roll over and I grab my journal and my little devotion book that was my grandma’s when she was a teenager. . .

A couple days ago, while I was having my morning God time, it entered my mind the saying that I am a Princess of the King. It’s a saying that goes around in most Christian circles, because what girl doesn’t want to be known as a princess!

As all you smarty-pants have probably deduced, I am a big fan of Snow White. I was thinking about the characteristics that I want to develop as a follower of Christ, and I started connecting it to the characteristics of Snow White.

She was a loving princess. Even when she was under the oppression of her evil stepmother, Snow White kept her spirits up and was a hard worker. She never lost her loving side; she never became harsh and calloused.

When the 7 dwarves took her in, she was a willing and happy worker. She never complained about taking care of 7 men, feeding them, cleaning. She was truly thankful for the protection they were able to offer her.

Just like us, she fell into temptation (she even did it three times in the original story!). But every time she was saved, forgiven, and kept safe under the care of her protectors. The final time in her story, her true savior came and rescued her from death. He brought her back to life with his love, and he took her to his eternal kingdom nestled atop the shimmery-golden clouds.

And her name! Snow White. When I pray for forgiveness, I ask God to make my heart as clean as snow, to wash all the bad ickies away.

It’s a really exciting thing for me to be able to connect one of my top favorite literary characters with traits that I wish to develop, and traits that are also the same as the God whom I long on being more like.

To all who read through that ramble, I truly thank you. I know it probably didn’t make sense at parts. I’m not the best at making my thoughts clear with words. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to ask me and I’ll do my best to clear anything up for you!

I pray that you all be blessed and have a wonderful day!
-Brenna Kathleen