{"id":3961,"date":"2018-07-27T20:52:43","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T20:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davesali.wordpress.com\/2018\/07\/27\/the-real-elephant-in-the-room\/"},"modified":"2018-07-27T20:52:43","modified_gmt":"2018-07-27T20:52:43","slug":"the-real-elephant-in-the-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savedali.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/27\/the-real-elephant-in-the-room\/","title":{"rendered":"The real Elephant in the room"},"content":{"rendered":"

And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, <\/span><\/span>which come<\/i> <\/span>of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.<\/span> – Numbers 13:33<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Elephant in the room isn’t “the problem or risk that nobody wants to discuss”.<\/p>\n

No. That’s just a problem or risk that nobody wants to discuss…and you need to.<\/p>\n

But the real Elephant in the room, is the God whom you’re too afraid Or embarrassed or feeling let down by to acknowledge or factor into your discussion.<\/p>\n

Yes, there are giants. Yes, there are bills to be paid. Yes, your body is in pain and the doctors aren’t giving you a good report.<\/p>\n

But can we please talk about the Elephant in the room?<\/p>\n

The God who brought you out of Egypt, plagued Pharoah, drowned his army in the Red Sea, led you and fed you in the wilderness…<\/p>\n

The God who has watched over you, helped you and sustained you on more than one occasion.<\/p>\n

The God who is a very present help in trouble and is mighty to save.<\/p>\n

Can we please talk about that Elephant?<\/p>\n

Here’s the deception.<\/p>\n

You’re being tricked into using past disappointments…times when God “didn’t show up”…to get you to talk about the problem as if you didn’t have a God who loves you, gave His life for you and will never leave you not forsake you.<\/p>\n

Don’t fall for it.<\/p>\n

Let God be true and every man a liar.<\/p>\n

Talk about the Elephant…The real Elephant.<\/p>\n

Talk about the amazing things God has done for people through Scripture.<\/p>\n

Talk about the woman with the issue of blood who was healed by touching Jesus and boast that “that’s the God who lives inside me”.<\/p>\n

Talk to your giants, mountains and problems about the size of the Elephant on whose back you sit (Ephesians 2:6)<\/p>\n

He weighs over 10,000 pounds. He’s over 7 feet tall with tusks made of the sharpest ivory that He can skewer you like a kebab. He’s so big He can snap you like a toothpick. That’s the Elephant I’ve got in my corner. You may look like giants up close, but when I remember that I’m supposed to be always be sitting on His back, you look like tiny grasshoppers to me.<\/p>\n

If God be for us, who can be against us.<\/p>\n

This isn’t religion, it’s a practical reality with real-world implications.<\/p>\n

So when you face a problem or challenge or threat, please don’t ignore it or put your head in the sand.<\/p>\n

Instead, start talking about the real Elephant in the room…God…and dare to address the challenge from the right position.<\/p>\n

Sitting on the back of the real Elephant in the room.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight. – Numbers 13:33 The Elephant in the room isn’t “the problem or risk that nobody wants to discuss”. No. That’s just a problem or … <\/p>\n

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