dennis j adams

After years of leadership and teaching, I find myself so convinced of my convictions about life it is almost scary! Truly, the right way to put this is when wisdom is in your speech and prayer has under girded your processes in life there is safety in your walk.

When I was young I wanted to have gray hair and desired so deeply to be accepted by my piers that I almost was consumed in my approach to life as a “climber” of sorts.  My wife, would always tell me that what I was looking for was not what she believed what God had for me to become.  Well, she was right! As I grew in my relationship with the Lord in prayer and meditation, surprisingly, I became more wise and not a “church guy”! This determination to become what I was not supposed to become has been removed.  Now I desire to become more like I used to be but not what I thought I should be.  Yes, wisdom is definitely worth waiting for and it has defined just who I am now.  Looking ahead now, I see that there is so much in front of me that I would have missed, if I would have rejected wisdom and just moved in knowledge.  That is why I can truly say, the “church guys” are looking for approval so they can continue to be “church guys”.  I want to be who I am in Him and take what I know to the people that are seeking to receive.   Jesus brought to the known region in His time, the wisdom of the Father.  He did this by visiting homes and hanging around people out and about.  He spoke His message in a simple manner to reach people who were certainly just wanting to know the language of God! He did not hang out at the “church” doing the “church guy” thing. He went from place to place and served the the people with compassion and simple love along with understanding.  He always broke bread and never failed to answer a question that would draw a solution from the Lord God.

What is necessary, is for this simplistic yet almost, ironically, complex character to be implanted in the hearts of the people of this “now” time we live in.  Take what you know and share it in the homes, restaurants, offices, break rooms, street corners, coffee shops, and family gatherings. Share Christ with a little rock n’ roll and certainly some soul!

My Heart To Yours

Dennis