HOW TO SPEAK IN TONGUES FOR THE FIRST TIME
The act of speaking in tongues is very vital in the life of every believer. The following are some tit bits on how to speak in tongues for the first time:
Firstly, know that the Holy Spirit has been indwelling us since the day of Pentecost. The coming of the Holy Spirit was a promise of Jesus Christ to the children of God. “And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth Him not, neither knoweth Him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you” (John 14:16,17). It is up to you to make the choice to receive the Holy Spirit into your life or not. The Holy Spirit does not force Himself on people because He is a gentle person.
Secondly, know that once you are born again, the Holy Spirit makes His abode in you and this has to be recognized.
Thirdly, to experience how to speak in tongues, recognise that it is normal for hands to be laid on you to be filled with the Holy Spirit. “And when Paul had laid hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spake with tongues” (Acts 19:6). Laying on of hands activates the manifested presence of the Holy Spirit.
The manifested presence of the Holy Spirit will make you speak in new tongues. “And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Holy Spirit gave them utterance” (Acts 2:4). It is important to note that the Holy Spirit gives utterance but the person receiving the infilling must add sound to the action of the Holy Spirit and speak in new tongues.
Moreover, to experience how to speak in tongues for the first time, put your faith to work by opening your mouth to speak in new tongues. The act of fellowship with the Holy Spirit is a “drinking together” and in drinking, one has to open the mouth. You must not fear but rather boldly speak those supernatural words that human mind can’t give interpretation to. Don’t speak any words in your native language. As you speak, you will have that inner assurance from the Holy Spirit. Initially, your spiritual vocabularies will not be so developed but with time, you will speak clear spiritual vocabularies to the glory of God. There is no rush in this because it depends on our preparedness for the Holy Spirit to lead us.
Utterance comes in two ways: spiritual vocabularies form inside the spirits of people are spoken out through the mouth. The other way is that, the Holy Spirit broods on our vocal organs causing some heaviness of the jaws and tongues and supernatural words begin to pour out.
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