How Do You Eat An Elephant?

I know a young woman who is in debt up to her eyeballs, in poor health, facing a life-changing disease, hanging onto her job by a thread, and as lonely as can be.

She is worn out by the world and by life. She has lost her way and can't find the path back home to God. She has been deaf to the words of life and eager to hear the words of destruction.

And now she is crying out for help.


Her life is such a mess...so what can I tell her?


I can tell her how to eat an elephant...

One bite at a time.

How to untangle life's knotted strands...

One string at a time...

How to get back to God...

One step...

Oh, wait, He's right there.

So, if life is overwhelming you...if the darkness of night seems to loom with the day's worries and you can't sleep for fear of what lies in store the next day...if there are more troubles than letters in the alphabet...just remember...

We only breathe one breath at a time.

We only live one heartbeat at a time.

We only spend one second at a time...

Don't try to do your "to do" list all at once. Don't try to solve the world's problems by yourself. And don't attempt to heal the hurts of your loved ones with one swift prayer shot to heaven. ("are you listening, self?" "yeah, I hear ya!")

One step at a time...one thing at a time...one bite at a time...and soon, the elephant is gone...

Hey, who'd want to eat an elephant anyway??

Excuse me, I'm tired...I'm going to go and sit at the Master's feet.

How about you?

Deena