Mess with fire...

Exodus 5-8

So in these few verses, basically no one is taking God seriously. He is like I am the Lord, hello, just do it! And Pharoah is like hmm, no. And God's people are like well, um, yeah, we're not in the mood to listen to you, and Moses is still like, dude, I can't do this, no one will listen to me, why do I have to do this! And also an interesting point, Moses and Aaron were in their eighties when they spoke to Pharoah! I never realized they were oldish! This would be inspiring as a grandma or grandpa.

Magic? In the Bible? Oh yes. When God had Moses' staff turn into a snake, Pharoah turned around and had his magic people turn their staffs into snakes too! These days, we would call people who could do that magicians, back then they were called wise sorcerers. And since Pharoah "wise men" could repeat what God was doing, he wouldn't listen to Moses and Aaron.

So God gave him chance after chance, and each time Pharoah choice to keep being stubborn, God would show him his power. Pharoah was messing with fire, and kept getting burned... Water into blood, frogs, gnats, flies...and more to come next time...

Proverbs 1:1-19

"Pay close attention, friend, to what your father tells you; never forget what you learned at your mother's knee"

Question: What are some things your father told you and you learned at your mother's knee? Answer: My father has taught me about real men. My father is the epitome of a man to me. He is strong, he is loving, he works hard, he loves God, and he has never left his family. He is there to hug me when I need it, he is there to answer my questions - or tell me to find the answer for myself. He has taught me about nature, about the importance of going outside. He has taught me how to have fun as a family. My mother has taught me about real women. My mother is the epitome of a woman to me. She he Strong, she is loving, she works hard, she loves God, and she has never left her family. She knows how be my friend and be my mother at the same time, she has taught me patience (or at least tried), she has taught me that a family is always there for one another, she has taught me to continually look on the bright side and trust God in all things. I have great parents, thanks God :).

Day 30... Or not.

So today is day 30. And I am supposed to be reading Exodus 5-8 and Psalms 1:1-19. But I am going to be honest, I don't really want to. I keep looking at the clock, I keep wanting to be done, I keep...not focusing. And I don't feel like I am in the right ... mindset? Maybe that is just an excuse. But I can't concentrate on what I am supposed to be reading, and I want to go to sleep.

But there is something on my heart.

Tonight at prayer meeting, the topic was forgiveness. And we sang a song called "You are My Peace". It was a beautiful song, that is lulling me to sleep. Reminding me that God is my peace. And maybe he would be frustrated that I can't give him 30 minutes to focus on my Bible reading, or maybe he would understand. God has so many different characteristics, so many different ways of responding. But this is what I do know, he loves me, and he "gets" me.

So I am going to go to sleep. And I am going to come back to day 30 tomorrow.

But then I think, what if God came tonight? Would I regret not taking the time to know him better?

Why is life so complicated! Why don't we have all the answers!

I am going to sleep.