Gift of Tongues

If you have spoken in tongues before, please share, , how you were able to receive such gift.

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As I recall, 1. Hearing a message on the biblical account. 2. Coming forward before many witnesses to receive personal prayer like all the others (a couple doz). 3. While at the altar, my prayer partner prayed and laid hands on me to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit with the 'evidence of speaking in tongues'. He then began to coach using his own prayer language for a few seconds then back in English to encourage. Somewhere between 5-and-10 seconds, I went from English to an unknown tongue. June 1st, 1986 to present: After an extended duration, I admittedly began to feel myself being given to a draining sensation. I am aware of those who want to put this gift on a pedestal fearful of it somehow being corrupted from self-determination. Well, I'll put my near 40 yrs against your fear of that any day. For I stayed with it. What do I have to show for it? I do have a personal report on that same use of the gift for so long, for what it's worth, a subtle development but one I think users may find noteworthy. That is the interesting occasion of the instant, or sudden spout-off. I'm not saying this is new as such but in effect, moreso than at any other through the years. How do I respond? Like someone turned on the smile-inside feature, like finding one of your old favorite helper device, no laughter, no jumping up and down but, a more pronounced soothing surprise. Glory to God!

Ever wonder, those of you who don't use this gift, that just maybe this isn't as fringe as suspected? Have you even tried to tarry at a Pentecostal assembly? They tend to gravitate to the flaming instrument stated, nice when you can find one who emits Jesus' great mercy. God bless.

I have to be honest the more I hear you speak about tongues the more I want the gift my only issue is that all the times I have prayed for certain gifts never once did I receive them so to be honest it is hard for me to believe he will give it to me now

Blain, grace and peace to you dear brother. Would you have imagined, that very Sunday, I felt the same way. The speaker was a master on the subject and I knew instinctively I had to somehow not let anything get in my way for that invitation till 2/3 the way through the message, I just couldn't take it. I felt like running but walked out of the sanctuary to the surrounding corridor where I listened for the remaining message till the invitation.

Little did I know, such unrest was quite unnecessary. I haven't been back at that Church since the late 80s only online but I need to mention, some Pentecostals used to like to espouse fear as I quoted, receiving the Holy Spirit ''with the evidence of speaking in tongues'' can be, as it was for me very upsetting. Seldom, do I ever hear anyone bring up '', , do all speak with tongues'' in the Church?

I still relax for it. But as to that zeal for it, I would advise yes, God still blesses the expectant heart, so don't cast that confidence for it away lest peace has departed. He is still the same, a rewarder of them ''who diligently seek [the Holy Spirit]''. If someone were to mention that to me having that unnecessary cloud of unrest over me at that time, I would have been delighted knowing, I was no less a Christian than anyone who had received Christ as Savior.

May I take that one further, far better knowing currently, we are exactly where He wants us and knows how to bring things to pass which might not be associated with that specific ancient gift, but another ancient gift, even as an interpreter of a Church message in tongues, any number of gifts as He wills for each of us specifically, so wonderful. Jesus walks with and in you I am confident, and also confident He also still likes to reward them who hunger with a hunger He put there in the first place. Hope and wish that day is a mighty one, the day He appoints for Blain!!

If you have spoken in tongues before, please share your experience here and how you were able to receive such gift.

Well I am always open to it I suppose God could grace me with the gift, I was just speaking with a jehova witness a minute ago and apparently they don't believe tongues are for today but I experienced it first hand a couple times with people laying hands on me and wow was there power in it unbelievable mind boggling power unlike anything I ever felt before it brought a whole new aspect of God to my eyes

I feel sorry for those who reject it or don't believe in it because if what I experienced is just a taste imagine if I actually got to speak it and imagine if everyone who heard it was filled to the brim with the spirit and felt that same power that is perhaps my greatest desire when it comes to tongues to fill people up