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A Christian Message in the Disney Movie "Frozen"

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Disclaimer: I normally take Disney movies at face value, as purely entertainment. I only wrote this to show that what you look for is what you will find, and I looked for and found the good. 

Ever since Frozen came out, many have argued that it has a gay rights hidden agenda. While it can be interpreted that way, the directors revealed the message is that love conquers negativity--more specifically, fear. That statement may apply to fear of homosexuals, but it made me see the movie from a different perspective--a Christian one, in fact.

When the king and queen bring Elsa to the troll leader, he tells her that "fear will be your enemy." Paul wrote, "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear" (2 Timothy 1:7). Discouraging feelings do not come from God but from the devil, our biggest enemy, who seeks to destroy us.

Elsa leaves the kingdom to avoid hurting anyone, but she is still a danger because she still operates under fear. She must leave fear behind in order to control her powers. But she cannot do it alone. She does not learn to conquer her fear and use her powers for good until she experiences an act of true love first: when her sister, Anna, sacrifices herself to save Elsa. In the same way, we cannot overcome our fears and use our talents for good until we feel the love of our Savior, who sacrificed Himself for us. In fact, our ability to love comes from Him: "We love him, because he first loved us" (1 John 4:19, emphasis mine).

Anna's sacrifical act literally thaws her own frozen heart as well because "only an act of true love can thaw a frozen heart." Everyone at first believes this to mean romantic love, but it ends up being selfless love, or charity:
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Charity never faileth . . . (1 Corinthians 13: 4-8, emphasis mine).
This perfect love has the power to cast out fear (1 John 4:18), as it did in Elsa. This perfect love only comes from God (2 Timothy 1:7), for God is love (1 John 4:16). Therefore, only God can get rid of our fear through His abounding love. When we rely on God we have no reason to fear. "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?" wrote David. "The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?" (Psalms 27:1)

By using the power of His infinite love, made manifest through the Atonement of His Son (John 3:16-17), we can overcome fear and be filled with charity, and our weaknesses can become strengths (2 Corinthians 12:9-10).

Challenge: Let the love of God cast out your fear and fill you with charity and strength.
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DAD said…
God blessed me with His love when He gave me you
November 9, 2014 at 11:07 PM
Anonymous said…
You wrote an excellent message.
People need to read this.

Having the pure love of Christ can get rid of all doubts and fears.
Constance
November 23, 2014 at 6:09 PM
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