The Princess and the Frog

I'm listening to it in the background while the kids watch it intensely. This is our second time through it, so I know what they're seeing at least.

Through all the darkness that can be found in it, there's a story that I find to be very compelling. It's the story of the lies that Satan tells. The prince is drawn into half-truths and makes a deal for his life based on such lies. Throughout the story the Shadow Man has to make more and more bargains with his "friends on the other side" in order to keep his scheme going. In the end, his scheming fails and he has to pay the ultimate price for his promises.

You know, Satan promises us things all the time if we'd only go along with his plans for us. But he only tells us the part he wants us to hear, or he is vague enough to keep us distracted and focused on what we want to hear, or he flat out lies about what would happen. Some part of us is hesitant, but many times we are so excited about what we want to hear, what we want to believe, that we just go along with it. That does not make us any less responsible, but it's good to recognize the way Satan works.

And in the end, when we make a deal with Satan in order to get what we want, there is a price to pay. It's called consequences of actions. It's not always our death, but there is a price to pay for our sin. Whether it's that someone doesn't trust you any more, or you ruin a dream you had for yourself, or it's that you have to face the earthly consequence of it ... there is always a price that has to be paid. And if you promise your soul to Satan, you have to know that one day he will call on that promise. Only Christ' grace can save you from that.


There are other good lessons throughout the film, but that is the one that speaks to my soul right now so I wanted to share it.