From the time we were little girls, we were fed with the idea that a man is going to come along, sweep us off our feet, and give us that "happily ever after" that we've always dreamt about. From the prime age of adolescence, our bedtime stories have consisted of far-fetched fantasies. And even still in young adulthood, we still hold onto this vision of a life.
When mothers don't have the energy to deal with their screaming toddlers, they're very quick to plop them in front of Disney films, aren't they? This, of course, does far more than just entertain them. This romanticization and even idolization of the image of fairytales plants false expectations in front of our youth's very eyes and hearts.
Maybe, just maybe, this has led to the many disheartened women waiting for their Prince Charming, helplessly hoping that one day that man will come along and save her. I'd even go so far as to say that there's a lot more women that have given up — taking every love story in the back of her mind as nothing more than a Hallmark scheme, with absolutely no intention of coming her way, even in the slightest. And I think you'll even find that instead of waiting for a man to pursue her, she'll take whoever comes her way, because anything more may never be attainable in her eyes.
Either way, we have things so very twisted.
I'm not implying that there's anything inherently wrong with wanting a man to sweep you off your feet. I truly believe that every single woman out there deserves a man to cherish and pursue her endlessly, just as Christ pursues His church.
I'm just simply saying that there's more to life than pretty dresses, sweet words, and romantic moonlight kisses. And even then, it's not all it's cracked up to be.
Even in the midst of whatever love story you find yourself in, a man is just a man — fallen from the very same sin that crippled you. At the end of the day, a man is just a man- not a god. He may come along and 'save you,' maybe even when you didn't even know you needed saving. He may say all the right words, do all the right things, be all the right version of perfection in your eyes — but at the end of the day, he's not your god.
So let's be a generation that will boldly let go of the obsession of a fairytale life, and instead, let God divinely write it Himself.
