Earlier this week I saw a picture that said, “You’re a Disney Princess who is just currently in the sad part of her feature film. It’s going to be okay.”

As I was reading this, I couldn’t help but question if I agree with it. You see, we are not Disney princesses, we are so much more. We may not have a glass slipper that will happen to fall off when you’re running down the stairs, but we are princesses because we are daughters of the Most High King!

Side note: First of all, if you’re running down the stairs in glass high heels, props to you for not tripping and falling. Second, if your shoes fall off that easily, you should probably get a smaller size.

As for the “who is just currently in the sad part of her feature film”, I disagree with this as well. Ladies, life is hard and we’ve all gone through hard times, but our redeemer is greater!

I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble, but take heart I have overcome the world

John 16:33 (NIV).

As Christ followers, we are not promised a problem free life. In fact, Jesus says that we will go through hard times and that the world will hate us because of our faith.

If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you

John 15: 18-19 (NIV).

Our struggles are not a “sad part in our feature film”, they are a stepping stone to who we are becoming in Christ. God sees our tears and our struggles and He is pained by watching us go through them. God is everything that is good in this world and it hurts Him to see us in pain. However, the beautiful thing is that He uses our pain and creates something incredible out of it. His grace and love transforms us to be righteous and whole through Him.

Yes, it’s healthy and needed to feel sad sometimes, but we can’t dwell in that. We must realize that our pain and afflictions are being used for something greater. They are being used to strengthen us and to contribute to the feature of God's almighty plan! So I ask you, my fellow princesses, not to dwell in your struggles, but to rise up and have faith that we are not in the sad part of our feature, but rather we are in training for our feature. The enemy will try everything in his limited power to kill, steal and destroy you, but the all-powerful God is using your struggles to strengthen you and prepare you for something that is far beyond yourself.

You are not merely a Disney princess; you are God's princess. That title and identity has far more superiority than a princess who sings about birds, books, or even evil step-mothers. We are princesses who sing about the one who created us and has given us His power through the Holy Spirit! We are princesses who rise up and put on the armor of God to prepare for the battle of our mind, body and spirit! Remember, the war is already won through Jesus’ sacrifice and it’s going to be okay.

A special thanks to Miss. BeautyMark for the incredible cover photo!