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CLOUD BURST
I snapped this photo of the cloud formation near my house last night in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. It hasn’t rained here in a while so I was glad for it to cool things off as it has been 99 degrees plus for the last several days here.
Happy Father’s Day GOD!
“What do you want for Father’s Day GOD?” Don’t you know? First – I want your love. I don’t want for you to just say you love me. I want for you to show me you love me and really mean what you say. Your words can be so empty sometimes like your heart. I don’t want an empty heart from you.
I want to hold you if you will let me. Don’t push me away by always trying to do what you think is best for you or what you want to do. You’re not even thinking of me when you do that. Listen to my voice by reading my word. But don’t just read the words! Listen to what I say beyond your eyes and ears. Let my words enter into your soul and rest there.
Put the cares and concerns you have in this world on my lap. Talk to me about them all. I will listen. I am always listening to you and for you. I want and always do what is best for you. You asked me today what I want for Father’s Day. I want you to want me more than anything else in the world. I could give you anything in the world you want. I want you to want more and more of me and less and less of the world.
Your life in the world will one day be over after you have fulfilled all I created you to do in this dominion. You’ll be with me forever after that! While you are here, continue to learn of me. Yes, learn of me by reading my word. But also learn of me through the trials and difficulties, the hard times, good times, the ups and the downs. I have put all of these in motion within your life to draw you ever closer to me. There is purpose in every provision and in every lack thereof.
As you journey through this life I created for you, call on me often. I love to hear your voice. Don’t go a single day without calling out my name my child. I whisper your name every day. I love you so much it brings tears to my eyes in rivers of delight.
When you took your first step, I smiled. When you held out your hands for me to pick you up, I did. You fell down and I picked you up again, and again, and again. Look beyond in the distance past what you can see and listen for more than you can hear. That is where I may be found. It is there you will hear me whispering your name and see me picking you up and holding you. Holding you and whispering your name. That is the best Father’s Day gift I could ever hope to have.
Rant Day
Too Much Rain
I’m not sure what it is? Maybe it’s because it has been raining almost non-stop where I live here in Oklahoma and I am getting a wee bit tired of it all! I don’t know exactly why, but I just feel like ranting a bit here today. Have you ever had those days where things get on your nerves? Here is a list of some things that get on my nerves.
1. It upsets me when people try to get on the elevator and I am trying to get off at the same time without giving me any room to get off the elevator. Don’t they know it’s a common courtesy to let someone get off first. It would sure make things easier on everyone if they would just give you maybe 3 seconds to get off the elevator without piling inside and bowling you over tying to get on.
2. I get upset when someone starts talking over me when I ask a question. At least let me finish the question and then you can start talking. That just tells me you don’t really care about what I am saying and aren’t really listening to me.
3. I don’t like it when someone rides so close to the back of my car that you can literally only put a few sheets of paper between the bumpers. I know you’re in a hurry, but come one!
4. I can’t stand it when someone asks me if I’m okay and they don’t really want the truth. They just want to speak those words and make conversation. Don’t ask me if you don’t really want to know!
5. I don’t like it when someone does not plan properly and then it somehow becomes an emergency for me to help them out of the jam.
6. I can’t stand it when people just throw their litter, cigarette butts, gum, and whatever on the ground for someone else to pick up. Clean up after yourself! Good grief the world is not your moma!
7. It really gets on my nerves when people with dogs do not pick up their dogs messes and leave them for someone else to step in or on. That is just rude and inconsiderate to the extreme dimension! You should just post a sign on your back that says I don’t really care about other people!
8. It bothers me when someone talks so loud in a restaurant that everyone in the entire restaurant can hear their conversation. Either they must be drunk, don’t care, or just naturally have a loud voice. If it’s the latter, try putting on your inside voice instead of using the outside one okay!
9. I can’t stand those kind of people who are always sarcastic when they talk to you. There has to be something mentally wrong going on there for that to always be the case.
10. I can’t stand those know-it all types either who think they know everything about everything when in reality they know nothing about nothing. They enjoy the game of one upsmanship and can’t wait to start playing.
11. I can’t stand it when right after a loss of someone dear to you someone says ” Well you know they are in a better place.” That may be true, but right at the moment I miss them and that somehow does not comfort me. I just want to talk about them, what they meant to me, and to know you care about me and my feelings and what I am going through.
12. I can’t stand those people who sit next to you on an airplane and never shut up the entire flight. Come on, drink a coke, eat some peanuts, sit back and enjoy the ride so that I can!
13. I can’t stand when people are consistently late to appointments they make. That just tells me one thing, either you are so disorganized in your life, or you really don’t care about me and my time!
14. It gets on my nerves when you use all the toilet paper and leave an empty roll for me to use. Come on, changing the roll out is really not that hard to do. If you need instructions, I will gladly show you how to do it.
15. I really can’t stand it when people start talking or texting or playing games on their phone in the movie theater. Go outside if you need to do that!
16. I can’t stand it when other people steal something from someone else. The other day I was in a major store – I won’t say which one. I went into the men’s bathroom and there on the floor were several stickers that looked like someone had taken off clothes. I am sure they stole them. I told the janitor that it looked to me like someone was stealing clothes in the bathroom when I was leaving and this is what he said. ” Oh yeah – it happens all the time, at night mainly – they steal clothes, pregnancy tests, and whatever they can hide.” I recommended in jest that they start putting cameras in the bathrooms to catch them and all he did was smile when I walked out.
Okay so I guess I have done enough ranting for today. If it keeps on raining, I may come up with some more to share with you. So what about you, is there anything that gets on your nerves?
Tony A. Smith 