What does this song have to do with pornography?
Phil and his wife Heather explain that the Pink Elephant is really just a goofy way of looking at the sins that so easily clutter up our lives, the sins that we become comfortable with, the sins that end up owning us in the end. Certain sins are like “elephants in the room”: the big, obtrusive, awkward things that no one is talking about. The inspiration for “shine a light on big ole pink elephant” is found in 1 John 1:5-10, where we are told that we should live our lives exposed by the light, confessing our sins to God and others, and watching as He purifies us.
If porn is your pink elephant, the sin that has made itself at home in your life, bring it out into the light. Confess it. If need be, confess it over and over as it continues to seek control in your life. Get it out into the open. Be bold and boast in your weaknesses before others.
For the original post by Luke Gilkerson of Covenant Eyes, go here: www.covenanteyes.com/2009/03/02/pink-elephants-and-porn/
That came into town
And this big old pink elephant's
Been hanging around
For so long
He's crept up dark avenues
And into the houses
He's sitting in living rooms
Breaking the couches
Shine the light on
The big old pink elephant
Shine the light on
He's no friend of ours
Such a sweetly sick taste
He is the gift that keeps taking
And the promises he makes
Are the quick fixes
That keep breaking
And it's awkward
And it's strange
And he won't seem to go away
And we all know
That he's here
And it's time he disappeared
Shine the light on
The big old pink elephant
Shine the light on
He's no friend of ours
Shine the light
On the big old pink elephant
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh (x2)
Shine the light on
The pretty big pink elephant
Shine the light on
He's no friend of ours
Shine the light
On the big old pink elephant