One More Night with the Frogs


When Moses went back to Egypt as a prophet of God, He told Pharaoh that God would bring plagues upon Egypt if he didn’t let Israel go. Pharaoh laughed at Moses and told him to go away. After Moses prayed, the Nile River turned to blood and all the fish died. Pharaoh called Moses and asked him to turn the Nile back to water. He said he would let Israel go. When Moses did, Pharaoh hardened his heart and wouldn’t let Israel go. Moses prayed again, and frogs came up from the Nile and covered Egypt. Frogs were one of Egypt’s gods. Pharaoh called Moses again. He asked Moses to pray and remove the frogs. He would let Israel go. Moses asked Pharaoh when he wanted the frogs gone. Pharaoh answered and said tomorrow. He was going to spend one more night with the frogs. It was because he didn’t want to give up. He knew that the frogs were a disaster. And he knew that his life was a disaster, but he was unwilling to surrender to God. Do you recognize your life? I do. I was unwilling to give up my disaster. Until it became so unbearable. At that point I didn’t know what to do. Thank God, He sent someone into my life. Even then, it took 3 months of talking to me to convince me. But I surrendered. God opened heaven for me. My life has been blessed. God goes before to make the way. Oh yes, all of my gods fell away and disappeared. That place where you spend one more night with the frogs, is being caught between the rock and the hard place.

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The Sun is Shining


Isn’t it funny how your life revolves around the sun? We rise up from sleep and go to bed with the sun. Benjamin Franklin said, early to bed, early to rise makes a person healthy, wealthy and wise. But much of our life depends on the sun. We say it is a beautiful day when the sun is shining. Then we say it is a dreary day when it is raining. What makes the day any different when the sun shines or it’s raining? It is a perception. It is what our brain tells us from past experience. We can do more when the sun shines. Make hay while the sun shines. Then when it rains, we are limited to indoor activities. I don’t like to get wet either. I am like a cat. But once I am wet them it’s alright. If it is cold and wet, which happens often, it is miserable. But there is something to be said for a rainy day. It seems to be quieter than most. Or is it that our mind is quieter. We choose the quiet or slower activities. Unless you want to run around your house and break things. I love to listen to the rain on a tin roof. I always felt sorry for the workmen who work in the open and especially on rainy days. It is all about perception. What you see or think you see will determine what you do. In reality a sunny day and a rainy day are the same. There is no real difference between the two. You can do the same thing you want on each day. I like to choose the rainy day to stop and reflect on what is going on in my life or read a book, or do an activities that quieted my mind. You see all days are the same. God said, He makes it rain on the just and the unjust. God also said, this is the day the Lord has made, so rejoice and be glad in it.

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The Uncertainty Principle


It is a theory in quantum mechanics that states if you observe anything, it will change the variables of the observed object. Thus changing the end results of the observed. It’s a theory that kind of loops in on itself. It is also about the uncertainty of people. There are so many variables that affect our lives. Some of these variables are simple and some difficult. It is certain that we are changing every day and every minute. We don’t know what the end result will be even if we observe the changing effect. A meteor about a foot width hit the earth and created Crater Lake. A grain of sand in space can hit an asteroid and move it out of it orbit. Let alone the Wall Street stock market falls and all hell breaks loose. Or our country loses industries because they are going to overseas locations. And 13 million people are out of work. There are 35% of the American population on welfare. 53% of Americans are working and paying taxes. The American population has declined in the past 60 years by 20%. There are 76 million people who are baby boomers. These are people born between 1946 and 1964. They will all reach retirement age in 14 years. This is the majority of American people in the US. This is the uncertainty principle. What will happen to America? When the majority of people working retire from working and paying taxes. Economic collapse comes to mind. The Federal Government is spending money like there is no tomorrow. Guess what if they continue there is no tomorrow. It is time for a revolution in this country and I am afraid it is going to be violent. I personally think that the uncertainty principle needs to be applied to all elected officials everywhere, local, state and national. What are you going to do to change this world today?

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