Exodus 8:9 Moses said to Pharaoh, “I leave to you the honor of setting the time for me to pray for you and your officials and your people that you and your houses may be rid of the frogs, except for those that remain in the Nile.”
Verse 12, when Moses “cried out to the Lord” about the frogs, brought to mind religious instruction from my youth. Honestly, I’m not sure how much of what I “learned” was overtly taught and how much I intuited based on what I saw and heard, but I was left with the impression that crying out to God, being honest with God about strong emotions, especially negative emotions like anger, was not what a “good girl” did.
Exodus 8:10 “Tomorrow,” Pharaoh said. Moses replied, “It will be as you say, so that you may know there is no one like the Lord our God.
I was supposed to come to him as a nice, meek, happy girl only. As an adult, I see how ridiculous that is. God created me. He knows me. He loves me fiercely. He wants all of me, my whole heart. Always. He wants me to cry out to Him in my pain, sorrow, and frustration.
Exodus 8:11 The frogs will leave you and your houses, your officials and your people; they will remain only in the Nile.”
Precious Savior, Thank You that I have learned that You love me, all of me, exactly as I am; that I can come to You in joy, sorrow, anger, pain, any emotion; that I can be honest with You, always, and that You won’t always fix things or explain things, but You will always be with me and comfort me. Always. Thank You. Amen.
Exodus 8:12 After Moses and Aaron left Pharaoh, Moses cried out to the Lord about the frogs he had brought on Pharaoh.
Have a blessed day.