God the Father wants to give us His Holy Spirit, (Luke 11:13 & 2 Corinthians 5:5). The Father's gift is one gift and that is His Spirit. In the Spirit resides all of the manifestation, Tongues being one of them. When you receive the Spirit, you receive all of the Spirit.
Praying in Tongues is a prayer in non-vernacular speech (non-native language), which comes from the Holy Spirit. With Tongues you access the Supernatural. When you pray in Tongues there will be evidence that the Spirit of God is on you, and you are filled with His power. Tongues opens us to Heaven's blessings.
Tongues helps us to connects to the mind of God. When you pray in Tongues your capacity to receive is increased, you have the capacity to stay longer in prayer, and communicate longer with God. Tongues opens us to God's mysteries. The Spirit teach us, giving us knowledge, wisdom, discernment and understanding.
Do you need more Love? Pray in Tongues. Do you need more Joy? Pray in the Spirit! Do you need more Peace, Patience, Gentleness and Self Control? Pray in your Tongues! Tongues empowers the believer!
Tongues is a sign that the Holy Spirit is evident in your life and opens the doors to other gifts.
St. Paul makes it clear that it is desirable to have the Gift of Tongues: "5 I would like every one of you to speak in tongues..." (1 Corinthians 14: 5).
Paul is saying that the gift is not just for him but for everyone, that the Gift of Tongues is desirable and that he wants everyone to speak in Tongues. In 1 Corinthians 14: 4 Paul says speaking in Tongues edifies us, lifts us up, connects us, and revitalizes us. Are you feeling worn down, lacking in energy, and spiritual power? The quickest way to re-energize is to begin speaking in Tongues.
When you speak in the Spirit, you are accessing the spiritual realm, your mind is not necessary and gets left behind. You are being lifted up. You are able to leave troubles of this world behind and rest in His Spirit, the Spirit of Peace.
What Paul is implying is that these Gifts are normal, natural and ordinary in a believer's life. That we, you and I, should be using these Gifts daily on a regular basis and often in our life. He even went on to compare his use of Tongues to those around him: "18 I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you." (1 Corinthians 14: 18).
From this scripture we can draw the conclusion, that Paul used this Gift often throughout the day, that he considered this a normal Gift and was encouraging others to use this Gift to fulfill the direction in Thessalonians: "16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." (1 Thessalonians 5: 16-19).
The conclusion we can draw is that we as Christians should be asking our Father for His gift.
Kenneth Fabbi is a retired Christian Counselor, (Retired Social Worker), who worked in areas of personal, child and adolescent, marital, and spiritual direction. He approached counseling from a Christian perspective, encouraging people to involve prayer in solving life's problems. Kenneth is involved in Healing Prayer at Workshops and Conferences - helping people come in touch with the Holy Spirit and the power to use His Gifts. He encourages an interactive relationship with the Holy Spirit. As an international author and speaker, Kenneth offers tools to build up, empower and strengthen the Christian community including both youth, young adults and adults. He enjoys charging people to step out in their faith and use the interactive presence of the Lord.
