Spring Issue 2 2017 | Page 34

‘If you want a ten, you gotta be a ten’.

‘If you want the best, try being the best’.

‘If you want a prince, then act like a princess’.

In the last ten years our world has grown accustomed to approaching the sweet and sacred picture of love with a selfish and sensual perspective. Today’s generation has dictated its own terms and conditions for what one should desire and deserve in a romantic relationship, Instagramming and Tweeting,

‘We should all get a ten,

We all deserve the best,

We are all worthy of a prince’.

But did we ever once just stare into our ‘magic mirrors’ long enough to check if ‘Snow White princesses’ were actually smiling back at us or if ‘Jealous Queen’s’ were shading in more accurate versions of ourselves instead.

But did we ever once just stare into our ‘magic mirrors’ long enough to check if ‘Snow White princesses’ were actually smiling back at us or if ‘Jealous Queen’s’ were shading in more accurate versions of ourselves instead.

Right now, are the qualities and characteristics we possess attractive and desirable to the likes of a respected gentleman? Are the ways we currently act, think, speak, dress and live truthfully attracting a charming prince or more along the lines of a cheating player? Are our reflections mirroring the very best versions of who we can really be, more importantly who God desires us to be?