IT'S NOT EASY BEING GREEN (Exodus 8:8-10)

I was reading through the book of Exodus and it came to the plague of the frogs. When I think of frogs I’m reminded of my youth from sesame street. Kermit the frog was my favorite character. He was funny and I could relate to him. I remember when he sang the song “It’s not easy being green”. I thought even as a child of 4 or 5 years of age that I was like Kermit. I just didn’t fit in with the people that were around me. I wanted to be someone else like a fireman or a dolphin trainer so people would think I was great. As I got older I still had that feeling of wanting to be someone else. No matter what I did I just never felt comfortable in my own skin. I was always trying to fit in and that got me into a lot of trouble. It wasn’t until I became a Christian that I finally started to be happy with who I was. I could relate to the people around me and I felt like I finally found others who were GREEN like me. Then as time went by my feelings of inferiority started to creep back into my mind. I had a thought of being the outsider once again. This time it wasn’t because of the people around me, because they were the same. I came to realize that it was Me. I was the problem not the people around me. I was holding on to some sins of my past and I never truly gave it over to God. “Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and begged, “Plead with the Lord to take the frogs away from me and my people. I will let your people go, so they can offer sacrifices to the Lord.” “You set the time!” Moses replied. “Tell me when you want me to pray for you, your officials, and your people. Then you and your houses will be rid of the frogs. They will remain only in the Nile River.” “Do it tomorrow,” Pharaoh said.” (Exodus 8:8-10) It’s amazing to me that pharaoh is being inflicted with the plague of the frogs ,but he still says get rid the frogs tomorrow. . Isn’t that what I do in my own life? I pray and even beg the Lord to take away a sin of mine, but when the Lord says to me when do you want me to do it? I reply in my heart “Do it tomorrow” . The embarrassing thing is sometimes I enjoy a sin so much and I know it’s wrong and it’s tearing me up inside, but I think of getting rid of that sin after I’m done enjoying it. To quote a famous great philosopher “The sun'll come out Tomorrow, So ya gotta hang on 'Til tomorrow, Come what may Tomorrow! Tomorrow! I love ya Tomorrow! You're always A day A way!” No matter what sin I’m trying to get rid of I need to do it immediately! Without hesitation! Take it captive, resist and give it to God. Because if I keep saying I’ll do it tomorrow, tomorrow will never come because it is always going to be today. 2 Corinthians 10: 3 “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.” Went to church tonight. I started crying once again. I’m on that rollercoaster of emotions again. Lord I’m glad you gave me the ability to once again feel. It’s a lot better then the way I once was which was NUMB!!!! I had no emotions no feelings and no life. I just need to get a balance now. Fewer lows would be nice. I’m going to start a prayer list of my friends. Right now I’m praying for rejoice ministries which is a ministry for people who are praying for their broken marriages. There are about 48 names on the list with there pray needs after their name. I think its about time I started praying also for people and friends that I know. Revelation 8:3-4 "Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne. The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, went up before God from the angel's hand." Lord I know you hear my prayers and you care for each and everyone of us who are on the list that are praying for our marriage to be restored. I pray in faith that you will touch each persons heart that we are praying for. I pray for my wife that she will come back to you Lord God. I pray that she would forgive me and that she would not blame you for the problems we were having in our marriage. Draw her back to you Lord what ever it takes!! I know that it might be hard and painful, but I know the pain is nothing compared to the pain of being separated from you.