Ariel and King Triton

"The royal daughter is all glorious within the palace; her clothing is woven with gold." -Ps 45:13 (NKJV)

Every little girl dreams of being a princess- saved by the prince in a castle from the dragon. Countless books, songs, cartoons, and movies have been written with this familiar theme. My daughter is no different. A few years ago she wanted to be Ariel (The Little Mermaid) for Halloween, and she wanted me to be her father- King Triton. As much as I wanted to be a royal merman with a long white beard, only one of us dressed up that night. I will admit, though, we have had plenty of times when we have played this game at home- climbing over furniture and building castles in an imaginary kingdom.

Today, I am writing to you dads that have your own little princesses at home. She may be 2 or 12, maybe she is all grown. The fact of the matter is that these dreams never die within our girls, and even as adults- they still want to know that they are princesses and that their daddy will protect them. For some of us, getting into a silly game or acting all goofy may be foreign. Maybe you and your daughter's relationship is past those type of days, but is she still your little girl? Your princess? Jesus tells us in Matthew 18:3-5 and again in Mark 10:14-15 that we ALL are to humble ourselves and become like the children in order to receive God's kingdom.

As I've mentioned in previous blog posts, our world is one that is quickly devaluing girls' impressions of themselves, as well as a sound family structure over all. Dad, you carry tremendous weight in determining who your little girl turns out to be, and how she perceives herself. If you are already involved in her life and constantly build up her self esteem- keep it up! If it's been a while since you've told your daughter how beautiful she is and how much you love her, now is the time. Jesus is our ultimate example of love. Continue to spend time with Him every single day, developing that all important relationship with your Father so we can continue to grow as godly ones ourselves.