ELEPHANTS

Awww, the behemoths rumbling around the mind and causing stampedes in anxiety. The seconds when the whole world seems to be full of pack of marauding incidents where they goal seems to give you a heart attack.

And the more you try to protect yourself the more things seem to get worse. Which only leads to every situation seeming like the end of the world.

It never is, but once it feels like elephants are rumbling then it only gets worse. And then the panic attacks start trumpeting.

My, is that fun. It is with lightning and thunder. With lightning you see the flash and then cringe while waiting for the boom. If it is far away you sit feel unsettled from the waiting.

And if it doesn't come very soon, then it can feel like forever. Finally, when enough time passes you relax.

As for thunder, well that is so much excitement too. You have the joy of letting it rattle through your soul and feel it make you shake if the boom is loud enough

There are so many situations where this sweeps over our lives in ways that disturbs our sense of security. Which for some of us happens way to often.

I always enjoy watching those that like to pretend they never get upset over stress. They work so hard at creating this illusion nothing bothers them.

From my view it is just a matter of people who are more skilled as acting like they are calm. As long as you don't actually expect the truth then it is great.

But if you decide to be honest then it is different. Then you can be human and not some one who is perfect.

Some claim that trusting God would mean never wavering in one's faith. That it means having no doubts ever.

Personally, the one thing I have appreciated is that this is not reality. It sounds good, but is only a myth to many degrees.

And I enjoy the fact that God is merciful and forgives our shortcomings in that regard. if he didn't we would all fall so much farther from his grace.

The challenge is accepting God is not expecting perfection. Then you can at least savor the joy of being saved.

Which is more wonderful when you don't have to lie.