My daughter loves elephants. She always has—so we often find ourselves watching elephant documentaries. Recently, we watched one that took place during a drought, and the elephants were struggling to find water. The matriarch had to decide: Would she lead her family down a 400-foot cliff face to find water? Or would she have them skip the perilous descent and risk dehydration and death?
The choice seemed like a few that I am currently facing. Should I attempt the cliff and do this very hard, near-impossible thing? Or do I accept the inevitable suffering that will come if I take the other option? Maybe you too are called to something that feels like it is too much, like disclosing abuse, moving toward a difficult person, confronting a family member’s addiction, or letting someone know they are hurting you. The pathways the Lord places before us can feel like this. There are dangers, not just physical but relational ones. And there are risks, ones my risk-averse self resists taking.
So, as I sat there watching, I was captured by what happened next. The matriarch made her choice. It was time to descend. Thirty elephants began to trudge downward cautiously.
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