ADHD
ADHD from a pastor's perspective

 
 

Sometimes I feel like I am the only one
caught in this dilemma
The endless cycle of hope and doubt
that keeps me from being a winner


My ego is like a large glass house
or maybe the Crystal Cathedral
But when the winds of uncertainty blow
it shatters into a million pieces


Those that know tell us to set clear cut goals
in increments of progression
Though I set noble goals they always end
in just another goal setting session

One thing I hate is that I am always late
no matter what the occasion
Frantically I search my mind
in hope of finding some consolation

Is there any possibility that prudence
is just not part of my mission?
Isn’t it more likely that circumspection
radiates from the vision?

God often chooses the foolish and the weak
to show better men, The Way 
If those are the necessary attributes
wait till you see my resume

 
In the morning it seems there is ample
focus, courage and determination
As the day wears on focus is gone
it’s a whole different situation

The stage is set the people have met
to hear me stand and deliver
My faith has passed my heart beats fast
I hope they don’t see me shiver

I think I think as well as anyone else
though the times are so uncertain
It’s when I don’t and don’t know why I don’t
that leaves me often hurting

Some tell me there is no such thing
as Attention Deficit Disorder
I wonder why then simple things to me
sometimes are so much harder

I truly believe that it is in our weakness
that God’s strength is perfected
My thorn more often emphasizes
that under his wing I am protected

Laugh at yourself it’s liberating
don’t take yourself so serious
You are so vital to God’s cause
or maybe you’re just delirious

Success or failure is not up to me
that decision belongs to the Lord
My responsibility is to see myself
in the mirror of his word

Not at first a sight too flattering
or anything to brag of
Grace descends so wonderfully
I am the focus of his love

There is an upside to this
frustrating lack of attention
When I am able to focus
I seem to have elevated retention

I see Goliath standing in front of me
As he gives me his oppinion

He laughs at me and taunts me
I’m not even in his division

He tells me I am insignificant
no one would care if I were dead
I confess that he is not a Giant
just a voice inside my head

I believe the stone in David’s hand
is the one the builders rejected
I’m no longer in the valley
I see myself from Heaven’s perspective

 

         Dennis Bazzell resides in Fenton Missouri just south of St. Louis.  He is the pastor of the Southside Free Will Baptist Church in South St. Louis and is the former Pastor and still a member of Mt. Olive General Baptist Church in Fenton Missouri http://rbeav11.tripod.com/