I hesitated to post this because some churches tend to minimize the workings of the Holy Spirit, while other churches seem to overemphasize certain expressions of His work. My desire is not to lean toward either extreme, but simply to honor the Spirit as He is revealed in Scripture and experienced in a Christ-centered life.That being said, hopefully those that feel a call of God on their life may find this inspiring, that's my hope and purpose. 

"I'm sitting here in the afterglow of this morning's service at Union Gospel Mission. As unlikely as it may seem, Jesus called me to preach to the last, the least, and the lost.

The first step came back in the late seventies when we decided to become foster parents through the state. It was life-changing and birthed within me a hunger to experience more of what it means to have Jesus love others through me.

This intoxicating, compelling love defies explanation. Yet it overwhelms the soul and remains the clearest spiritual reality I have ever experienced. It compels me to seek out those who need Christ and help them cross over from darkness into His marvelous light. It has nothing to do with duty. It rises far above duty. It is like ascending the "mountain of spices"—that place of beauty, intimacy, fragrance, and sweet companionship between God and His people. It is the overflowing life Jesus spoke of in Luke 6:38: "Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap."

There are spiritual ecstasies of the heart that words cannot adequately define or express. One hesitates to speak of them because they are holy, private, and better felt than told. Yet there are times when heavenly raptures and gracious visitations come with such sweetness that they feel like a foretaste of paradise itself. They fill the soul with such joy that it becomes impossible to keep silent. The heart must let its praise ring out. Jesus loves us, and loves through us!"