If you know me, you know I like Disney movies. One movie, that has some devil like elements in it but has a good message, is The Princess and the Frog. There's a song in that movie called "When We're Human." This song is sung by characters who all have their focus skewed.
It starts off
with an alligator singing about how he wishes to be a famous musician. There is
no problem with going for your dreams. But he says everyone will bow down to
him. Who is this dream for? This is for him. It is not for God's glory it is
for his.
The next
character to sing is the prince who is a frog at that point in the movie. He
talks about how when he is human again, he is going to have parties every
night. He also talks about how the point of being on earth is to have fun. That
is far from the point of being on earth. The meaning of life is to make a
difference and reflect God's glory. If we try to do anything else, we will have
a void in our hearts.
The final character to sing is Tiana. She is a waitress who is turned into a frog when she kissed the prince. She talks about working hard for all she has. Sounds good so far, but then she says: "If you do your best each and every day Good things are sure to come your way." That sounds like logic as well. But the problem is it is the world's logic. There are times that if we do our best good things will come. Yet I know for a fact that I try to do my best each day and good things do not always come. We fail because we are not perfect. If we were, there would be no need for a savior.
What's the point
of all this then? The point is that we are human. We have a job to do. We
should do our best each day not for our glory but to reflect God's glory.
Matthew 5:16 reminds us of this: "In the same way, let your light shine
before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your
Father who is in heaven." That's why we are here.
So, are you
letting your light shine for God? How can you reflect God's glory today?
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