My six year old Granddaughter argued with her Bus Driver that she remembers that she has lived before, and that "none of us would be in this life much longer". She then went home and told her Mother "don't be scared, we will be with God in Heaven". Her Paw Paw did NOT put this in her mind. I told my son that we may have a prophetess in the family, re "the old shall dream dreams and the young shall prophesy". She is a very intelligent, beautiful and talented child, and everybody realizes that.

I would be curious to know what particular Christian Faith that you pastored under, IR, and to the degree that you are comfortable, some bio of your early life. Not that it matters as you seem to have had your 'calling' realized not via any 'church' experience, but by a personal spiritual revelation. I would have ultimately walked this Earth as a 'spirit' person regardless of a 'Church', although my upbringing in the Church did direct me to the Idea of Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit of Truth Powers therein. And looking back, I know that my Lord jerked me out of the jaws of death, likely more than once. I have seen events that run counter to the odds in a way that only the religious term 'miracle' can explain. And I know that 'miracles are not for un-believers (as a basis to embrace Faith) but for believers'.

I cut my teeth in the 'Spiritual Realm' via drugs, straight up. And as I am no 'legitimate' 'Pastor', I have and had no bounds other than being very careful not to "cast a stumbling block" into the path of potential converts, by espousing doctrines/beliefs which may be true, but are detrimental to those who "do not have eyes that see and ears that hear". All people are not equal in the Spiritual Realm toward being able to understand what are very abstract principles. You well know that.

Me and you could talk for a very long time, and perhaps we should. Whether public as on this Forum, or in private where we can truly let it rip.

In short, I believe that all 'Religions' (Spiritual Ideas and Disciplines) hold basic Truths toward the 'goal' of Religion, such goal being the idea that we are the product of a 'Reservoir' of Self Aware Energy (aka God) and are It's/His Children. Spiritual in nature and destined for eternal life, if we so embrace said Truths.

Coffee with the Wife time.