“Mom, I want you to play Mario and save the princess! Can you save the princess?”
This is what my 3-year-old, Kaitlyn, was saying from the
backseat as we were driving home from dropping my 2nd & 1st
grade daughters off at school.
“You want to just sit around and watch me play video games
today?”, I asked. “Yeah!”, was her reply.
Recently in our house, my oldest two have learned to play
Super Mario Brothers on our Wii. The cry
around our house has been, “Save the princess!”
My sister and I used to sit and play Super Mario on our old
Nintendo years ago. We had so much fun conquering and chatting and
bonding.
I haven't had (or made) much time to attempt to play the new
Super Mario on Wii, but suffice it to say that I'm out of practice!
While I was driving back home, when Kaitlyn asked me to save
the princess, I suddenly began reviewing times in my life when I have called out to God to
save the Princess (me).
There was the year of experiencing three miscarriages. There was the emergency delivery, NICU
stay and ongoing issues with our oldest daughter. There were times of financial distress as a
one income family. There were times of
seemingly never ending stress as a mom of two toddlers who were 18 months apart, one with
sensory processing disorder which rendered her hyperactive and
strong-willed. There was my husband's
brain tumor. There was my husband's job
loss. There was relocation. There was hospital bed rest because of
pregnancy complications with our third daughter, and her NICU stay. There have been streams of medical bills. Even now, there are smaller things.
I have cried out for my ultimate Hero – God. He may not always do things in the way that I
envision, but He is there. He has come
through to rescue me from these curve balls that at the time made my world
stressful and anxious. He loves me. He has adopted me as His daughter, His
princess.
Just as Hannah cried out in her prayer, “O Lord of hosts, if
You will indeed look on the affliction of Your handmaid and [earnestly]
remember, and not forget Your handmaid...”, she is asking God, her Hero, to
save the princess. Indeed, we see a few
verses later, “...and the Lord remembered her.”
He answered her prayer. I've
experienced this over and over again in my life.
How about you? Do you
know that God loves you? Do you know
that you are His daughter, His princess?
Do you cry out to Him to save the Princess (you)?
“Because you
are precious in My sight and honored, and because I love you,”
Isaiah 43:4a
Isaiah 43:4a
God cares about you more than you could fathom. He
even has the numbers of hairs on your head counted. (Matt. 10:30) Your name is
tattooed on the palms of His hands. (Is. 49:16)
Nothing can separate us from God's love.
(Rom. 8:35-39) Bask in those awe inspiring truths today.
God can and will save His princesses!
Kristen is captivated by Jesus; wife to her high-school sweetheart; mom of 3 amazing girls. Kristen lives in central OH, where she writes, blogs, is in MOPS leadership and lives gluten-free. Her blog is On Wings & Waves, where she writes about faith & spiritual growth, parenting her daughter with Sensory Processing Disorder, gluten-free recipes, and advocating for children. Kristen also contributes to the blog Fancy Little Things for their healthy self and gluten-free topics. She is currently co-authoring a book about the spiritual issues surrounding miscarriage. Her eBook, 31 Days of Prayers for the Busy Woman is available for free on her blog in PDF format, or you can purchase it on Amazon for Kindle. A portion of the proceeds of the sale of the book go to Zana's Fund, a special needs orphan in Lithuania. 
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