Had enough sheep comparisons?

Last night we took the kids to see the circus; The Greatest Show on Earth. I have never been a big fan of the circus, probably because I usually associate them with carnivals. And carnivals have always left a bad taste in my mouth. I wasn't crazy about the ticket prices or paying $5 for a coke if you wanted one. (This was a great opportunity to show my kids how to drink out of the faucet in the restrooms. Just kidding.) However, everybody had a great time and it it was pretty entertaining. During one of the acts, God showed me something really simple but right on. While the elephants were performing at the commands of their trainers, the announcer made a comment that stuck with me. He said these elephants are only performing movements that they would do in the wild. I had to laugh a little. I am no expert on elephants, but I seriously doubt if in the jungles of Asia there are a herd of elephants standing on their trunks and doing ballerina spins on small stools. But then God showed me this; those elephants are acting just like we have at times. How often do we compromise and act just the way the rest of the world tells us we should. In Christ we are mighty in power just like those 4 ton elephants. But we find ourselves trying to perform for the world. It is unnatural for those elephants to act that way, and it is just as unnatural for we as Christians to be cowering to the crack of the whip of the world. I wanted to run down to the floor and scream at those elephants to take off those costumes and start acting like elephants. And I believe often times the Spirit of God cries out to us to take off the ridiculous masks and start walking in the authority of Jesus Christ.