Fixer Upper
At a recent church outing, my hubby was sitting with some youngsters from our church, including a little girl who is Frozen obsessed. So naturally he asks her, “What’s the words to Let It Go again, Glory?” With furrowed brow she replied, “Mom said I can’t sing it, but the words are…” Sitting next to him, 13-year-old Caleb levels an accusatory look at my hubby and says, “I thought we were supposed to stick together!”
Let It Go is the ubiquitous Oscar-winning, bane-of-every-parent-and-older-brother song from Disney’s Frozen, but there’s another song on the infectious soundtrack that piqued my interest: “So he’s a bit of a fixer upper, but this we’re certain of…You can fix this fixer upper with a little bit of love.” As the adorable animated trolls sang this song, it dawned on me they were singing a lot of truth.
When Adam decided he could be the determiner of truth between what God said and what the serpent said, he sealed our fate. We now come into this world fallen and sinful. Those whom Jesus has redeemed through His sacrificial death and resurrection still fight the effects of sin. Sanctification is a lifelong process and it’s something that doesn’t happen in isolation. That’s why it’s not good for man to be alone and why we shouldn’t neglect the assembling of ourselves together. We all need the fixing up that the Holy Spirit often accomplishes through our fellowship with other believers. We need iron to sharpen iron, which always causes sparks. Sometimes we need our own Priscilla and Aquila to take us aside and teach us more accurately. Occasionally, we need a Paul to withstand us to the face because we’re at fault.
We all need to be encouraged to fight the good fight, finish the race and keep the faith. After all,
Everyone’s a bit of a fixer upper
But when push comes to shove
The only fixer upper fixer
That can fix a fixer upper is
True
True
True
True
Love.
Our Lord Jesus demonstrated True Love in its purest form in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
The next time you hear the familiar plea to listen to the soundtrack of Frozen “just one more time, Mom,” let the music continued to track nine and open a discussion about how and by Whom our fixin’ up is accomplished.
-Alisa Beatty
Alisa Dean Beatty grew up at NAOBC, growing under wonderful women mentors who lived out what they believed in a loving and authentic manner making her want to emulate them. She is married to Rev. Robert Beatty, Jr., pastor of Christ Covenant Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Lexington, Kentucky. She is passionate about theology, good books, good movies, and Yellowstone National Park. You can visit her personal blog at: http://faithandfrivolity.blogspot.com
