My big pink elephant.

Big pink elephants are things that we do not acknowledge that we struggle with. And they actually grow if they are never acknowledged. They are just there...all the time. But no one talks about them. So, I shall go against the grain and talk about mine. My big pink elephant is not only pink, it has pretty bows on its tail, wears cool sunglasses and crazy hats. My big pink elephant is anger.


It's amazing how we make our downfalls to be prettier than they really are instead of acknowledging what they truly are. You can dress them up however you want but there's only so much you can do to cover up the ugly. Oh, and the stench! How stinky are elephants? There's not enough air freshener in the world to cover up the stench of my pink elephant. Anger and bitterness are not sweet smelling. They reek. And other people smell them - the people who are closest to us. They can't get away from the stench either. It follows us wherever we go.

Ahhh, but when we acknowledge our elephants and begin dealing with our own weaknesses before the Lord, He can wash us clean and the elephant starts to disappear. But there is no human soap good smelling enough, no deoderant "strong enough for a man, but made for an elephant," no power washer powerful enough to do for us what a cleansing from the Lord can do.

"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive our sins, and cleanse us from all unrightousness." 1John 1:9