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What Frozen Is Really About
There’s been a lot of talk about Frozen lately. Kudos
to the marketing people at Disney, because Frozen is EVERYWHERE.
(Although, if I see another “most amazing cover of ‘Let It Go’ EVER!!”
on Facebook, I might claw my eyes out. I’m not sure hooooow many people
on the planet can record the best version of this song EVER……….but it’s
getting old.)
Anyway. There’s also been a lot of talk about
the “hidden” negative messages in the movie. I’m not super interested in
discussing that here. What I DO want to talk about is the extremely
positive and uplifting message that I got from it.
And that is the lesson of SISTERS and ICY HEARTS.
Anna has an icy heart.
There are many times when we create our OWN icy hearts– but this wasn’t Anna’s case. She
had ice placed in her heart by her sister, Elsa. This was not Anna’s
fault, and it was unfair and undeserved. And although Elsa doesn’t
do this on purpose (and until the end, doesn’t even realize she’s done
it at all), the ice in Anna’s heart IS real and will destroy her if it
doesn’t melt.
Here’s the clincher: Although this is essentially Elsa’s doing, Elsa cannot make it better.
Only Anna can.
I’ve thought a lot about this. I’ve thought about the people in my life,
and I’ve thought about myself. I’ve started to realize that many hearts
of my loved ones are icy because (as in Anna’s case) a friend or family
member PUT the ice there. A sister. An in-law. A co-worker. A spouse.
Sometimes the ice is thrown on purpose. But usually it’s not. And in so
many cases, there’s a lot of waiting around for the Ice Throwers to melt the ice.
Frozen teaches us that this isn’t the way.Only WE can melt the ice in our hearts REGARDLESS
of who put it there. Regardless of whether or not we deserved it, or if
it was our fault, or if it was intentional. Frozen teaches us there are
more important things than justice, fairness, consequences, or
retribution. The most important thing is your heart. And if, in the end,
you become bitter, hardened, unforgiving, stagnant, and cold– the ice
has won.So how do we melt the ice? Anna thaws her icy heart by
performing an act of unselfish love FOR the one who put the ice there in
the first place. She has no hidden agendas.
No ulterior motivations of validation or secret hopes of
receiving an apology. And if I’m remembering correctly, Elsa never does
actually apologize. But that doesn’t matter. Because that’s not what
Anna was after.
I was deeply moved by Anna’s example of unselfish Christlike love, which
ultimately saved her life. She didn’t need a hero with a sword, the
magic of trolls, or even Elsa to remove the ice. She herself had the
power all along.The gospel of Jesus Christ gives us each
this same power. He constantly had ice thrown at Him, but His heart
could never be made cold. Following His example of humility, service,
compassion, patience, charity, and forgiveness protects our own hearts
from becoming frozen.He teaches us that relationships are the most
important thing on earth, and often they are in need of repair. Many
times they can be mended. Sometimes they cannot. And often it’s the
frozen heart of another that causes us great pain. While we would
do anything in the world to thaw someone else’s ice, all we can do is
patiently wait for Christ to step in and help them, as He has helped us.
“And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ” (2 Thessalonians 3:5).
Ultimately, Frozen teaches us to be more worried about the condition of our hearts
than our pride or our need to be right. These things will freeze our
ability to progress, our happiness, our peace, and our character. A
frozen heart will most certainly distance us– not only from our
siblings, our parents, our neighbors, and our friends– but also from
God.
“Love thaws a frozen heart.”
So find someone who’s hurt you…
and give them a warm hug today.
