A very "Tangled" message

Ok. So I have been wanting to discuss the "woman at the well" story, but today I am going to stretch out on a limb and talk about something else. Today's blog is going to probably be a bit cheesy, but I don't really care because it's what was on my heart, and I hope that in some way it touches you as well.

Last night, Clinton and I watched the new Disney movie, Tangled, on dvd.  I had already seen the movie when it was in theaters, but since Clinton had not seen it, I only felt it necessary to bring him in on the fun. :) If you have not seen the movie, I would recommend it.  I have always been a Disney fan, although I feel that in recent years, their movies fall short of the classical Beauty and the Beast era. However, I greatly enjoyed this one, and I will be adding it to my collection.  There's just something about a good Disney movie that makes me feel like a kid again.  For that brief hour or so, I am swept into another world, and I find myself enthralled by the enchantment and wonder of the characters, songs, and plot. Well, last night was no exception, for my warm fuzzies mounted and lingered long after the movie was over. In fact, I even got Clinton to let me watch the "romance" musical number again. :)

Ok, so I could go on and on, but I want to get to my point.  There are several parts in the movie that I find just beautiful, but the one I want to talk about today is a song.  The main characters are sitting in a boat in the middle of a lake, surrounded by night. Slowly at first, the sky begins to light up one at a time with glowing lanterns.  It's just beautiful.  But as they light up the sky, the characters begin singing their "love ballad," and this is where I found my eyes welling up (the first time, they came at the end as well). It wasn't really the "lovey dovey" portion that got my waterworks going, but the chorus of the song:

"And at last I see the light
And it's like the fog has lifted
And at last I see the light
And it's like the sky is new
And it's warm and real and bright
And the world has somehow shifted
All at once everything looks different
Now that I see you"

I wish you could hear it, that I could have found a clip of just the chorus, but to me it was beautiful. Through those words, in that moment, I was reminded of my walk with Christ. I was overcome with the truth in these words.  Not that long ago, I walked in sin and darkness.  I was empty and lost. But today, I am so thankful that I have seen the light, that my fog as been lifted, and how different everything looks now that I see Christ, my Savior. My heart overflows with tenderness, humility, peace, and joy at the truth in these words. I pray that today you would be reminded of the warm fuzzies you felt when you saw the light. If you haven't seen that light yet, then I pray that your fog would be lifted, and you would allow the Father to envelope you in his loving warmth, and let him change your world.

Who would'a thought I could get some spiritual deepening out of a Disney movie? God did, and I think it was just as beautiful as He intended.