The Heavenly Princess Diaries - 20th Mar 2007

Some time back I happened to see this movie by name - The Princess Diaries. Its a story about a young girl, who lives a very carefree life. She does everything the way she wants to. She talks like she wants to. She walks like she wants to. She behaves, carries herself, dresses, eats...... does everything the way she feels like doing them.
And that is till the day she finds out that she is actually the princess of a kingdom. She is surprised when she realises how special she actually is and her life will never be the same again. As a princess she has to learn to conduct herself in a certain way. She has to change the way she speaks, the way she talks, the way she walks, the way she sits, eats, dresses, her hobbies, her pets.......... She works hard to start looking and behaving like a princess. Its a slow and yet a wonderful change that comes over her as she gradually becomes the princess she really is and she was born to be.

As I was watching that movie, I realised how true this is in the life of every child of God. We are no ordinary people. We are heirs of a kingdom. We are not just the children of a King. We are the children of the King of Kings.

We lived life the way we wanted to till the day we were born again and born into his kingdom. From that very day we become heirs of our Father's Kingdom.

We are prince and princess of the Kingdom of God and some day we are going to be reigning with Him as kings and queens. We have to conduct ourselves in a worthy and responsible way.

There may be things we love too much and things we are too comfortable with, to give up. But we have a huge responsibility here. Like the story above, this princess girl, is forced to sacrifice certain things. She does not like doing things a certain way but she has to because she knows she has the responsibility of a country on her and its either what she wants or her responsibility as a queen. Her grandmother coaches, encourages, mentors, guides her towards the path of being a worthy princess and someday a worthy queen.

We have a responsibility too, towards our Father who is the King of Kings. He takes up the role of our mentor here. There is a certain way he wants us to be as His royal counter part. We need to listen to what he says and walk in the path He shows and has called us to walk in. It may not be something we like but if we listen to Him and obey, we would emerge as a worthy prince/princess and one day a worthy king/ queen.

We have to conduct ourselves in the way God wants us to. We are special people. Any wrong we do would bring shame and insult to His name because we bear His name. Any good we do brings glory and honour to His name. We have God to guide us, coach us, encourage us, mentor us in our path towards being a worthy royal heir. We just need to listen to Him and follow whatever He says. It would require a lot of practise and effort on our part but as we constantly strive, we would someday be perfected the way God wants us to be as His royal heir. We need to keep striving to be perfected without giving up.


Philippians 1:27 - Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ.

1 Peter 2:9 - But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

Romans 8:16,17 - The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.