Why Did the Elephant Cross the Road?

Every time I look at this photo I think about what I was feeling when I took the photo.

We were in Africa, on a bus, and I had not been to the toilet in about 6 hours....

Our group was scheduled for a boat ride down the Nile River, and we were already 15 minutes late.....

None of us had had a warm shower in about 72 hours....

We hadn't eaten since early that morning, so we were starving....

This was my first time seeing elephants (I was PUMPED) but I couldn't enjoy them because I was hungry, smelly, late, and above all BUSTING for the toilet!


These crossing elephants represent sooo much that can happen in our lives!

Road blocks, frustrations, obstacles that slow down the journey to your promise, etc. Times when you know that you are meant to be somewhere, but you just can't seem to get there. Often painful times.

The greatest part of this photo is what was actually happening behind the camera. There were 12 other ladies feeling the same way. We were sharing snacks, passing out face wipes & deoderant, keeping each other calm and most importantly distracting each other from the intense needs for a toilet! We were united in friendship and cause, and we couldn't have waited (what seemed like 20 minutes for the elephants to cross) without each other.

I know that many of us have dreams, goals, and destinies yet to be fulfilled. Sometimes it feels like fat elephants are blocking us from reaching where we know we are called to be. And if there are people "following" us or looking up to us, it can make it harder to know that just because we've had to stop for awhile, everyone behind us has to wait as well. How great it is to know that we have Sisters, friends, pillars of encouragement that can help us have the strength to wait and also the courage to keep going when the timing is right!


You may be going through difficult times, but know that the elephants will not stay in the road forever. If you surround yourself with "friends to your destiny" (people who believe in you, support you and encourage your dreams) then you won't even really notice how hungry you are or how badly you need the toilet. Oh, how it's refreshing to know that people love you despite your "smell!" And a good tip (that I'm currently living & learning) is that truly connecting with God makes the time go by faster. We are truly made mature when we realize that despite the size of the road block, nothing matters except knowing Jesus intimately (John 15 & Phil. 3:7-10).

This is what God gave me today while connecting with Him. I hope it encourages you like it did me:

Isaiah 55:8 says that God's ways and thoughts are not like ours....they are higher, bigger and better!

John 14 speaks of the Holy Spirit as our great Counselor (for times when we're waiting for the elephants to move).

2 Peter 1:3 says that God gives us EVERYTHING we need for life and for godliness.

Isaiah 52:12 says that God goes before us and surrounds us like a shield.

Romans 8:28 says He works everything out for the *good.*

Ecc. 3:11 says that God makes everything beautiful in its time!

Remember to enjoy the journey and the scenery as it unfolds!


*Why did the elephant cross the road?*
*Was it the chicken's day off? Nope...because she saw her girlfriend with a coffee on the other side!!! :-) *