Are You a Genius?

January 7, 2024
 
Reflections from the Heart of Allan Redenius
So, what do we call the process of doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different result, only to be disappointed with the same outcome?  The answer is, insanity.  But what if we modify, tweak the process ever so slightly and finally something new and different, something exciting rises up and is discovered?  Well then, we are a genius!
 
It took Thomas Edison over 1,000 failures before he was successful at inventing the light bulb.  At about 950 times, I’m sure he even thought he was crazy.  But then, a light came on (pardon the pun 😊) and Edison was instantly branded a genius.
 
How I wish I could be a genius.  But at least I’m smart enough to know that I am not.
 
In my lifetime, I’ve known a lot of people who think they are a genius.  A whole lot of those genius’ don’t know enough to come out of the rain.  Talk about genius and rain, my wife is the smartest woman I know.  She says of herself, “I was born to be outdoors.”  Though ever so smart, she once said, “Let’s go on a walk.”  My reply was, “It’s going to rain.”  Most of the time that’s code for, “I don’t want to.”  On this one particular day, I agreed, grumbling as I walked out the door, “It’s going to rain.”  To which she replied, “No, it’s not.”  As we walked among the trees a long distance from home, I asked of her, “Do you hear that?”  It was rain falling on the leaves, on the canopy overhead.  Of course, she said, “I don’t hear anything.”  A few minutes later, we were laughing and joking like two little kids playing in the rain.  When we got home, not only were we all wet, we had created a precious memory.  That is genius at work, making memories.
 
I’m kind of glad I’m not a genius.  I like being plain old me.  I think I can relate better to everyone that way.  How do I relate?  I speak farm.  “Hi, what’s your name?  Where are you from?  What do you do?  By the way, do you know Jesus?”
 
You’re thinking “….what’s that got to do with farming?”  I’m always plowing ground to plant Jesus’ seeds within everyone I meet.  Now, that’s genius at work.  By the way, do you know Jesus?
 
Love in Him,
Pastor Allan
 
 
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