I already stated that is it NOT God who caused me pain but rather my own lack of listening. I knew not to let that person pray over me but I did not pay attention to the woman in front of me. I have had probably more than your average believer when it comes to certain kinds of 'experiences' which would actually line up with the gifts of the spirit God has seen fit to give me. We do not choose which gifts we have but we are told to pray for certain gifts. I pray for discernment because of all the deception in this world which gets worse just about daily and that applies to churches and other believers. We do not all walk in truth and I am not pointing anywhere when I say that. It is just a simple fact.
If there would be one thing I fear, it would be walking on and believing I am in God's will when I have gone the wrong way.
Speaking in tongues.
I am surprised you would ask given the amount of threads in this forum having that topic up for debate (usually turning into rough and tumble fights which do no one any good)
Acts 2:4
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.
Mark 16:17
“And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues.”
1 Corinthians 14:2
For one who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men but to God; for no one understands him, but he utters mysteries in the Spirit.
1 Corinthians 12:1–31
English Standard Version
Spiritual Gifts
12 Now
mconcerning
1 spiritual gifts,
2 brothers,
3 I do not want you to be uninformed. 2 You know that
nwhen you were pagans
oyou were led astray to
pmute idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I want you to understand that
qno one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says “Jesus is
raccursed!” and
sno one can say “Jesus is Lord” except in the Holy Spirit.
4 Now
tthere are varieties of gifts, but
uthe same Spirit; 5 and
vthere are varieties of service, but
uthe same Lord; 6 and there are varieties of activities, but it is
uthe same God who empowers them all in everyone. 7
wTo each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8 For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of
xwisdom, and to another the utterance of
yknowledge according to the same Spirit, 9 to another
zfaith by the same Spirit, to another
agifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10 to another
bthe working of miracles, to another
cprophecy, to another
dthe ability to distinguish between spirits, to another
evarious kinds of tongues, to another
fthe interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit,
gwho apportions to each one individually
has he wills.
One Body with Many Members
12 For just as
ithe body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body,
jso it is with Christ. 13 For
kin one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—
lJews or Greeks, slaves
4 or free—and
mall were made to drink of one Spirit.
14 For the body does not consist of one member but of many. 15 If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body. 16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would be the sense of hearing? If the whole body were an ear, where would be the sense of smell? 18 But as it is,
nGod arranged the members in the body, each one of them,
oas he chose. 19 If all were a single member, where would the body be? 20 As it is, there are many parts,
5 yet one body.
21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you,” nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” 22 On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, 23 and on those parts of the body that we think less honorable we bestow the greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty, 24 which our more presentable parts do not require. But God has so composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it, 25 that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. 26 If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored,
pall rejoice together.
27 Now
qyou are the body of Christ and individually
rmembers of it. 28 And
sGod has appointed in the church first
tapostles, second
uprophets, third teachers, then
vmiracles, then
wgifts of healing,
xhelping,
yadministrating, and
vvarious kinds of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? 30 Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? 31 But
zearnestly desire the higher gifts.
And I will show you a still more excellent way.
I am not trying to turn this thread away from your op but this subject usually flares into a fire fight. Therefore, I am only including verses and let each one decide, before God prayerfully, whether or not they wish to ask of God their own part in the gifts.
There are other scriptures on this subject as well.