Praying in tongues is a gift from the Holy Spirit. If you understand the nature of the Holy Spirit, you will be well-positioned to benefit from the gift of tongues.
Many times, believers struggle with the gift of tongues because they don’t understand the nature of the Holy Spirit. Speaking in tongues is just a way of relating with the Holy Spirit.
In this piece, I will help you understand the nature of the Holy Spirit so that you cooperate with Him better as you speak in tongues.
Ready to learn about the Holy Spirit so that you can pray in tongues even more boldly? Let’s dive in.
1. The Holy Spirit is Gentle
When you start praying in tongues, you will realize the Holy Spirit is very gentle. His gentleness is so great that some believers doubt if He is really present.
Here is what happens: a believer begins to desire the gift of tongues. The desire often comes from seeing other believers praying in tongues.
The believer does research to see how they can receive the gift. Not long afterwards, they realize that receiving the gift of tongues comes down to asking for the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
The conclusion is simple and straightforward. However, the believer finds it hard to believe it will work for them.
Despite the doubt, they decide to give it a try. They make a prayer to the Lord asking to be filled with the Holy Spirit. Some go to a man of God to pray for them to receive the Holy Spirit.
At that point, they don’t know what to expect. However, they anticipate feeling the Holy Spirit in one way or another.
But then the moment passes with no significant spiritual experience. Everything feels a little too normal.
That is when the difficult question pops up, “Am I really filled with the Holy Spirit?”
This question comes up because the believer has no idea how gentle the Holy Spirit is. The believer expects the Holy Spirit to overpower them, but the Holy Spirit is gentle, too gentle to the point that the believer assumes He doesn’t exist.
If this is something you’ve experienced, you need to understand that the Holy Spirit only releases His power when He gets your permission. To experience His power, you have to give Him permission.
This can be as simple as saying, “Holy Spirit, I desire to experience your great power in my life. Come and take over!”
If nothing happens, then go a step further and say, “Holy Spirit, prepare me to experience your power. I am fully yours.”
Asking for the power of the Holy Spirit is one thing, but being ready to handle the power of the Holy Spirit is a completely different case.
If the Holy Spirit doesn’t give you His power right away, it is because you are not prepared for it. When you ask Him to prepare you, He will align you properly and then give you the power.
2. The Holy Spirit is Powerful
Praying in tongues will teach you that the Holy Spirit is very powerful. The power of the Holy Spirit is so great that it leaves you shaking like a reed.
Here is the thing: many believers barely ever experience the power of the Holy Spirit. For many of them, once they receive the gift of praying in tongues, they get comfortable. They never seek for more power.
And even when the Holy Spirit prompts them to seek for more power, they get scared and never obey. As a result, the Holy Spirit only allows them to experience the least power possible.
If you want to experience the power of the Holy Spirit, you have to start by desiring it. You have to believe that it is good for you to have the power of the Holy Spirit.
Secondly, you need to be ready to use that power to do good. Surprisingly, many people get scared to do good even when they are empowered by the Holy Spirit.
With all that in place, you need to submit yourself to the training of the Holy Spirit to handle the level of power He will give you.
You will go through different training depending on the type of power you want. Be it healing power, the power to know things, the power to influence people, the power to make wealth, etc.
When you finally receive that power, it makes you so fierce that spiritual forces bow down to you.
You will pray in tongues and do exploits through the Holy Spirit more than you could ever imagine.
3. The Holy Spirit is a good Listener
Praying in tongues will teach you that the Holy Spirit is a very good listener. He listens to all that we tell Him. Unfortunately, many believers barely believe the Holy Spirit listens to them.
Here is what most believers do: they receive the gift of tongues with the understanding that the Holy Spirit will intercede for them.
After that, all they do is pray in tongues, assuming that the Holy Spirit will take care of everything.
While the Holy Spirit truly helps us, our responsibility goes beyond mere speaking in tongues. We are called to relate with the Holy Spirit.
One very basic way of relating with the Holy Spirit is expressing ourselves to Him. How many times do you experience dry tongues? How many of those times do you tell the Holy Spirit you are struggling to pray in tongues?
Your lack of expression to the Holy Spirit kills the sweetness of working with the Holy Spirit. Yes, the gift of tongues is from the Holy Spirit, but why don’t you tell the Holy Spirit when you find it difficult to exercise the gift?
Well, sadly, most believers don’t understand that the Holy Spirit is a very good listener. If they believed, they would talk to Him more.
Just say, “Holy Spirit, I desire to speak in tongues, but I feel stuck. Help me out by your power!”
When you spend more time praying in tongues, you will realize the Holy Spirit is more attentive to you than you ever imagined. He will have a solution for every concern you raise and an answer for every question you ask.
Conclusion
Praying in tongues is a gift from the Holy Spirit that will teach you the nature of the Holy Spirit in ways you had never imagined.
Don’t settle for average experiences; desire deeper experiences with the Holy Spirit. He was sent to lead us to the depths of the spirit. Why should we waste the opportunity we have?
God bless you!