Takes faith to pray in tongues

Introduction

Morning, I am delighted to be with you and share the word of God with you.

Many believers are unsure about praying in their heavenly language because they are divided about it.

Seems there's so much confusion around the matter.

Some believers have been walking with Jesus for many years and have told themselves I have tried that it is not for me.

Some believers see getting the gift of tongues  as a goal they strive to get the gift from the Lord and when they receive the gift they pray in tongues now and then, others see the gift of tongues as a doorway into the supernatural and a powerful way to communicate to God.

I would definitely lean on the other side as praying in tongues is a doorway to the supernatural scriptures.

I would like to ask you this question: Do you see praying in tongues as a doorway?

If yes it takes great faith to walk into this doorway and keep walking into it.

The title of the message is - It takes faith to pray in tongues daily.

To pray in tongues consistently takes faith not rational thinking .

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WHAT IS PRAYING IN TONGUES

WHY PRAY IN TONGUES

HOW TO PRAY IN TONGUES.

POINT 1 WHAT IS PRAYING IN TONGUES.

(1 Cor 14:39-40  NIV )

Therefore, my brothers and sisters, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues. 40 But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way. ( Cooperate setting)

The word of God says we must not forbid speaking in tongues , you should be encouraged to speak in tongues in an orderly and consistent way, i would like to encourage you to not look down upon speaking in tongues.

Acts 19:1-2(NIV)

While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus. There he found some disciples 2 and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”

They answered, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit

Acts 19:5-7 (NIV)

On hearing this, they were baptised in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues j and prophesied. 7 There were about twelve men in all.

WHAT IS PRAYING IN TONGUES?

It is the primary evidence of believers receiving the empowering of the Holy Spirit.

It is Spiritual utterance or speech given by the Holy Spirit  through the voice of a believer. .

This does not mean that the Holy Spirit does the speaking but we do the speaking and He is the source .

1 Cor 14:14-15 ( NIV)

For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful. 15 So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my understanding; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my understanding.

It is an act of your will, once you have received the gift of tongues.

Our Spirit has been so infused with the Holy Spirit that we take our human spirit, our vocal cords, our mouth and we pray in an intelligent language.

Speaking in tongues is an intelligent  communication  to God. Intelligent prayer.

Which leads me to my next point.

What is praying in tongues according to the bible? Read 1 Cor 14:14-15 “14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unfruitful. 15 What am I to do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will pray with my mind also; I will sing praise with my spirit, but I will sing with my mind also.”

As a shepherd please point out to the people that praying in tongues is an act of the will by faith not an emotion .

How and when did you get the gift of tongues?

Is there any thing confusing to you in regards to praying in tongues?

POINT 2  WHY PRAY IN TONGUES?

Rom 8: 26-28 ( NIV)

In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.

27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.

28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Praying in tongues is to pray the will of God through- this takes faith.

We have to believe that while we pray in tongues we are praying the perfect will of God into being.

We need to be expectant for the Holy Spirit to give us supernatural knowledge and wisdom on how to walk into the will of God for our lives while we pray in tongues.

The Spirit helps us in our weakness- that word weakness in Greek has  a full expression.

It  means weakness due to natural limitations.

When we are limited in thinking capacity to pray in tongues uncaps our mind and even moves away evil spirit from us that is affecting our minds.

Weakness could also mean feeble sick , corrupt desire in us..

While we pray in tongues we are becoming more than a conqueror to do the will of God for our lives and God works all things for the good of those who love Him.

Sometimes it is difficult to understand how  to do the will of God and we lack power to do it.

Praying in tongues puts us over.

1 Cor 14:4 ( NV)

Anyone who speaks in a tongue edifies themselves.

1 Thes 5:23

May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ

When we pray in faith with tongues , we edify our body, soul and Spirit.

The word edify( GREEK) means.

Make more able, to edify and strengthen, build up. We are more able to do the will of God..

Paul quoted Isa 28 :11-12 in 1 Cor 14:21 said that tongues is a means to refresh our Spirits .( Isa  28:11-12).

Isaiah 28:11–12 ESV

11 For by people of strange lips and with a foreign tongue the Lord will speak to this people, 12 to whom he has said, “This is rest; give rest to the weary; and this is repose”; yet they would not hear.

QUESTION: ARE YOU PRAYING IN TONGUES DAILY SEEKING TO BE BUILT UP EDFIED REFRESHED AND EMPOWERED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT .

To do this takes great constant daily faith.

POINT 3 HOW TO PRAY IN TONGUES.

Firstly we need to repent, believe the good news and be saved first.

Secondly get baptised in the Spirit and seek Jesus for the gift of tongues. Never say you can't get the gift, say I am getting the gift, this is stepping into a faith realm.

See the gift of tongues as a doorway INTO THE SUPERNATURAL  not a goal.

Step into a realm of faith , turn the key and pray in faith as an act of your will .

Take your week, Maybe take 30 minutes on a Sunday and pray over your week in tongues in faith believing that you are  praying the Fathers will over your sphere of influence.

Pray in tongues or sing in tongues as aN act of worship.( get scripture)

When you have a challenging situation, you fill in the blank….finance, anxiety..fear…work…children….getting souls saved , making disciples ..pray in the Holy Spirit in faith believing you will receive guidance from the Spirit over that situation.

Pray in tongues while you drive to work,

If you shower , or bath that is time to pray in tongues.

Before you read the word take 3 minutes and pray in tongues expect the Spirit to reveal the will of God to you.

Before you go to a client pray in english then pray for 1 minute in tongues..

Before you go to sleep, pray in tongues specifically for a good night's rest.

Burdens? Sometimes the Holy Spirit will give you a burden for someone to pray through until the burden lifts you.

Set rhymes in faith to pray in tongues.

Maybe wake up an extra 10 minutes a day and pray over your family in tongues.

Say Lord, I submit my family to you and I pray in tongues over them..

Pray in faith in tongues  for a specific need or situation…..

HOW DO WE DO THIS-

LORD I THANK YOU AS A PRAY IN TONGUES HOLY SPIRIT YOU ARE PRAYING THE WILL OF GOD THROUGH ME ?

OR YOU ARE REFRESHING ME.

OR YOU ARE BUILD ME UP.

HERE IS THE BIG TAKE AWAY - TAKE YOUR FAITH ACTIVATE YOUR FAITH FOR THE SPECIFIC RESULT YOU SEE IN THE WORD BASED ON THE GIFT.

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Ministry- recharge yourself by praying in the Spirit.

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