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A little About My Spiritual Experience
All of my work is a direct result of a spiritual experience that gave my life new direction and purpose. It reminded me of the spiritual experience Saul had on the road to Damascus, it has had similar results. I have been reading, writing, studying and working on this project non-stop since this experience.
July 3, 1988
I had just laid down in bed (at the recovery home I was living in). I had been sober over three months. No one in the room heard anything, nor did they awake.
A vision was revealed to me telepathically, in which this message was communicated:
"We are glad you made it"
I could see it with my eyes closed. My mind was opened to the glorious reality behind this world of seeming. I was given a Divine view of the past. God appointed me to know His will and be a witness for Him.
Starting at my childhood many situations in my life
were played back in my mind. The situations in which God
intervened were emphasized… revealing to me God’s
continuing intervention. It impressed upon me that every
experience was whole, complete and of unique value. It
embedded an account of what I was to do in my mind. I
was in shock to some degree. I can barely estimate how
far into the night these revelations kept occurring. (I
am sure it was over four hours.) At the end of this
experience an extreme energy of some kind rushed through
me for an extended period of time, it cleansed my body
and restored my health.
Consider these facts: Four months prior to this experience (April 1, 1988) I entered a substance abuse treatment facility. I was consumed in a delusion of darkness... an addict, dependent on
drugs and alcohol for over 16 years. I had become so ill from consuming drugs over the years that I had to be hospitalized over 30 times. I weighed less than 115 lbs. and was repeatedly informed from numerous doctors that, "I would not live six months longer."
God initiated a different plan. Through my afflictions and my recovery, I have become empathic and filled with compassion. I realize all experiences are inter-connected and interactive. There is no absolute separation from God in this realm of existence. Even in my most pathetic state, my Creator’s perfect Love encompassed me.
When I think about the incident that took place on July 3, 1988, it impressed me that the first day of my rebirth is the 4th of July, the day for celebrating independence.
Since this experience, I have been inspired to write. Inspiration can be said to be a direct, divine influence on the mind and can affect the will and executive faculties of the human writer. It is a passageway through which ideas can emerge; the writer often subconsciously composes according to what God intends him to write.
Inspiration for my writing is communicated to me in an imperfect way. Every phrase does not carry the divine signature. My style, diction, mental outlook, and humanness naturally remain in my work.
The ever-present challenge is to be faithful to the message God has given me, which is bringing His message to a world in need.
Glen Caulkins
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