Something Amazing I’ve Learned
View all responsesI’ve learned that receiving and regularly using the supernatural gift of speaking in tongues is enriching, empowering, and life transforming. I first encountered and received this miraculous gift about a year after I graduated from high school. I’ve used it almost every day since then (usually many times per day).
Praying in tongues with God the Holy Spirit is miraculous and marvelous! It is letting God the Holy Spirit pray directly thru you without interference from your mind. Praying in tongues requires trust and dependence on God the Holy Spirit as you use your voice to speak out in faith as the Spirit gives the words. (Acts 2:4)
Who knows what the resurrected Jesus is saying and doing in your heart. Do you? Praying in tongues keeps me consciously aware of the presence of Christ in me as His love and power freely flow through me. I couldn’t speak those words without His supernatural presence in me!
Speaking in tongues helps me to be led by the Spirit. Being led by God the Holy Spirit makes moments spent with ordinary people extraordinary. Praying in tongues helps you to align the thoughts, feelings, and desires within you with the will of God.
Self-focus is hocus pocus. It always distorts reeality. Speaking in tongues immediately gets my focus off of me and on to Jesus. It clears up my spiritual vision and brings the presence of Christ in me into clear focus.
We humans are seldom consciously aware of the presence of the air that’s keeping us alive or of the God who created us. Frequently praying in tongues brings me ongoing awareness of the presence of Christ.
Easter isn’t Resurrection Day. For the past 2,000 years every day has been Resurrection Day! Praying in tongues keeps me aware that Jesus is alive 24/7/365.
Frequently praying in tongues helps me choose Jesus. “Away with this man (Jesus)! Release Barabbas to us!” (Luke 23:18)
The “We’ll grab us Barabas (instead of Jesus),” attitude is common. Barabas (the name literally means “the father’s son,”) is an easy choice. It’s comfortable to choose to follow the corrupted human desires that we have all inherited from our fathers and our mothers. It’s easy to choose rebellion against the humility, truth, love, and righteousness of Jesus. Throughout each day we have to decide whether to follow Christ or to follow Barabas (our fallen human nature).
Praying in tongues helps to keep me totally dependent on Christ:
Church attendance
Without total
Christ dependence
Lacks ascendence.
Unless you are
Consciously aware
That Christ’s in your heart
How can you be sure
That He’s in there?
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