Jane Austen is a women who is credited with writing some of the most classic literature of all time. Her novels have been turned into movies and have taken the most innocent of female hearts and wrapped them hopelessly to the idea that Mr. Darcy will one day come to take them away to a life of riches. While watching the documentary on her life I assumed that she would end up with a fairy tale love in the end.... she repeatedly said "sometimes good people come to a bad end".
I don't know... my heart is broken for her. Her story of "pride and prejudice" stole my heart long ago, to romantic dreams. It is not only found in Jane Austen's work but also this theme of true love enduring all situations has been woven into me since I was very young. Looking at Belle in her beautiful yellow dress dancing with the prince of her dreams, is a scene that every young girl and old girl wishes she could dance in. Is it wrong for girls to set a standard that in this age is almost never seen? It is so sad to me that Jane Austen never found her real life man. In the movie her parents repeatedly said that no man was good enough for her. But I submit to any who read this male or female that it is not wrong for her to set a standard that challenges the people in her life. But it is also not right for any look for perfection in any human... other that in Jesus Christ our Lord. None will ever meet that. She created men for our minds to imagine...these men will never really mess up because we can read or watch the end in which all her characters get what they truly desire.
In my minds eye right now all I can see is the little girls in Jamaica and Africa that have been raped or used for their body and wonder is there any way that they can understand that God has a promise for them. I see in my mind a friend who had a baby in the eleventh grade. Whose boyfriend has now ditched her. How she has to completely change her life and of course her baby is beautiful, but she I cant help but wonder what she feels inside... I know I can never even guess to feel the weight and the loneliness she must feel at times. Gods says he is with those who are broken hearted and I pray that these girls who once dreamt of becoming a princess, can find the comfort of the Holy Spirit.
Girls we don't need to throw our bodies at men to find love or affection. And boys do not need to give a girl affection just to gain respect that has been lost. Girls you should respect men and know that one day a man will come along that will sweep you off your feet, that he will take you in his arms and tell you that he wont let go. And boys you deserve to know that you can have respect even with out trying to impersonate Mr. Darcy, because God has created in all of you a strength that you will use one day to rescue your sweet heart.
It is easier to write down that it is to live, because we all have within us the desire to love and beloved, but isn't it worth trying? Girls in life we have given part of ourselves to a boy who because of our naiveté didn't know what to do with it, and then we lose. It really is sad... and I sympathize... but know that God wants to renew you and give you fresh beauty. That he loves you deeper than any wound that may be left. He wants us know that he has good things for us and when we seek him we will prosper... so no don't give up looking for Mr. Darcy, or prince charming, or what ever you call him, but don't settle for a man until you know with out a doubt that he is seeking God for his and your life. That he cannot love you unless he loves God.
God always gives his children the good things they seek according to his good will and purpose... do we dare even seek a love that deep or real from Him? He is holding a rose in his nail pierced hand, he is holding it out to each one of us, we can choose to take it or not.
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