Anastasia Syndrome

So often as Christians we get what I call "Anastasia Syndrome."  Remember the story of the Romanov's?  During the Russian Revolution of 1917, the Romanov's,  Czar Nicholas II and his entire family were executed about a year later by the Bolsheviks.  There were rumors in St. Petersburg that the youngest of the Czar's daughters was wisked away and was not murdered.  She was thought to have survived, but had a terrible case of amnesia (according to Disney).   For the real story you can tool the internet and find out the myths and the supposed truths.  Back to my premise, in the Disney version, Anastasia is this wonderful, beautiful Princess, but she has forgotten whom she belongs to, what family she comes from and lives like an orphan wandering around looking for her identity.  Don't we live like that sometimes too?   Ephesians Chapter 1 reminds us just whose we are and some of the few ways He has blessed us.  

"3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love 5 he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— 6 to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. 7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace 8 that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. 9 And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, 10 to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment—to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ.
11 In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, 12 in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. 13 And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession—to the praise of his glory."

Don't be an Anastasia living life as though you are an orphan not really knowing your Father.  Live today in confidence because you not only know the King, you belong to Him.  He is taking care of all things on your behalf, just like a loving Father would do for His beloved child.  

Princesses Unite till He Comes.............................Lynn