Personal Journey

Diane Adams

Following the Spirit’s Lead

Diane Adams spent her childhood in Southern California, the fourth of six children in a close-knit family. They went to church but Diane does not remember ever talking to God. Nonetheless, early seeds of faith were planted.

“When I was twelve I started smoking pot and I’m sure I would have progressed to more dangerous drugs if my parents wouldn’t have moved our family to Idaho. We came to Kuna the end of my freshman year. Since drugs were not as widely used in this small community, drinking became very attractive to me. I was very naïve and foolish. I didn’t see much value in an education I really believed that having fun and striving to be externally beautiful was what life was about. My high school years were filled with many poor decisions. Because I was drinking I would put on weight then try to work it off.”

As a young adult the destructive thought patterns became more imbedded. “My obsession with the external was causing me physical harm. I was bulimic, working out twice a day and also working in a warehouse at a very physical job. I looked healthy and fit externally but I was destroying my body and I didn’t care. I was 19 and when the warehouse hunk started to pay attention to me I thought it was great because it fed my insecurities,” she said.

“We would go as a group of friends to the bars to celebrate birthdays and one night he said ‘why don’t we go for a drive.’ And I said sure. I am so thankful to this day that my sister was there that night and she stood in front of the car and asked where we were going. I told her for a drive and she said “no you’re not” we argued a bit and I realized she was not going to budge so we went back into the bar.

“That night I didn’t think much about what happened. But I know the Lord did it out of His love for me and for this man. I am ashamed to say the truth but he was married and had children. This is the first time in my life that I can remember hearing God talk to me. Scriptures that I heard as a child started coming to my mind. “But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” The Lord made it very clear to me that I was guilty and that Hell was a real place and would be my destination if I were to die.” For weeks Diane cried herself to sleep because she didn’t know what to do.

“My sister invited me to a Catholic retreat where I heard that Jesus died for my sins that I could be born again to a knew life. I believed what I heard that Friday night and My Lord radically changed my life forever. He took what Satan brought into my life to further destroy me and gave me His beautiful life. A life I never knew existed full of joy and love for people. I had no idea how wonderful life could be.”

Diane soon got busy—loving God, worshiping Him and serving in the church. “But I wanted to know more,” she said. “At a home fellowship in Nampa I learned about Calvary. The first time I heard Bob, it was 1987, and the sermon addressed an issue that I really needed to deal with. I remember sensing this overwhelming love of the Lord. I knew that’s where I wanted to be.

Diane met her future husband, Trevor, at a singles Bible study. He told her they were going to get married on their first date. She admits the revelation was a bit startling, but within weeks she knew he was correct.

“We got married about four months after we met. We had six kids in eight years, built a house in Garden Valley and started a church. So, yes, we’ve had challenges. And God has faithfully carried us through every one. In every knew challenge He has allowed us to see Him in ways we haven’t seen Him before. Confirming His abilities and never ending love for His imperfect people.”

In 2005, Diane’s family moved back to the valley to be close to her father and mother who was suffering with cancer. She continues to take comfort in Christ’s promise to “send us a helper, the Spirit of Truth. Knowing that God Himself is working in me, through me and through others on my behalf is amazing. It helps me know that in every situation—even those that from our perspective seem like they’ll never change or will destroy us—we have hope in this wonderful Lord who loves us.”

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