Difficulty speaking in tongues

[imperfectchristian]

When I was around 11 or 12 years old I experienced the baptism while asleep. It is a long story, but when i woke up the next morning I felt like a new person but I did not realized I had recieved even though I had sought it with bitter tears the night before.

A few months later the person who heard me speaking in tongues in my sleep told me that I had and I began to get self conscious about God working thorough my life because I could then see how God was indeed working through me and I had and still have serious reservations over being submissive because of abuses and manipulations I have seen.

Over the past year I have returned to diligently seeking the Holy Spirit and to try and be submissive, but I am realizing that the walls I have put up are much harder to tare down.

I went to a retreat recently and they were praying for people to recieve but it was very pushy...almost condemning so it was even harder for me to submit. At one point during the service my lips were moving and trembling and my tongue was moving but it was so loud I could not hear anything...now I am not sure what happened.

I think God has recently revealed to me that I was afraid to submit to Him and give Him control because I was afraid of offending (which is a trick of the devil) others and also afraid of just fully letting go and giving Him control because I am afraid of others trying to use and or manipulate me...fear of course is not from God.

Any advice?...can you relate?...can you offer any suggestions?

Blessings

 

[SharonL]

You don't have to be around other people to receive the gift of tongues. If that is what is holding you back - just get alone with God - that way no one can push you into anything. Just get alone and ask God for the gift - if your heart is ready - God will grant you the gift.

I was alone and just told God if it was of Him I wanted it - this beautiful language came out and for 3 hours I spoke in my prayer language with just God.

Some people get pushy - tell you that you are not filled with the HOly Spirit unless you speak in tongues - get you to speak all kinds of gibberish - don't do that - it is a precious gift given by God.

He never withholds from anyone - fear will hold you back more than anyone else - don't have fear - if a strange word forms in your mind speak it out.

Don't have fear that the devil will give you the wrong kind of tongues - if you are asking God He will not allow the devil to give you the wrong tongue.

 

[imperfectchristian]

You don't have to be around other people to receive the gift of tongues. If that is what is holding you back - just get alone with God - that way no one can push you into anything. Just get alone and ask God for the gift - if your heart is ready - God will grant you the gift.

I was alone and just told God if it was of Him I wanted it - this beautiful language came out and for 3 hours I spoke in my prayer language with just God.

Some people get pushy - tell you that you are not filled with the HOly Spirit unless you speak in tongues - get you to speak all kinds of gibberish - don't do that - it is a precious gift given by God.

He never withholds from anyone - fear will hold you back more than anyone else - don't have fear - if a strange word forms in your mind speak it out.

Don't have fear that the devil will give you the wrong kind of tongues - if you are asking God He will not allow the devil to give you the wrong tongue.

Fear is definitely a problem for me...and it is weird stupid fears as well as more legitimate fears. I do very much appreciate your post. I find myself never feeling totally alone...

I will go to be alone with God and it seems like the times when I feel myself getting close someone will show up or a noise will go off or something and I will get self conscious. I can't seem to let go.

I must admit I am somewhat jealous. I want to let go like that to...I just don't know how to get rid of my self-conscious and sub-conscious fears.

Blessings

 

[~RENEE~]

Fear is definitely a problem for me...

And this is where the problem lies with you my friend. This fear is a lie from hell. Get alone with God. Put on some good worship music and fight this fear. When you overcome it. Then you will be free. And the words will flow

 

[imperfectchristian]

Wel....I am not sure what to think right now....after writing the last post I felt pressed to go to the back room and pray. I stopped conversing with myself and began sharing my burdens with God. I began telling God how I loved Him no matter what and began worshipping Him...I spoke a few words in tongues just a few minutes ago while worshipping in the back room.

I wasn't thinking I was just telling God and worshipping God in English and these other words began coming out.

This is crazy...just a moment ago I was writing how I wanted to speak in tongues...


I only remember one word...I said a few other words but I can't remember them...is that normal?

I wanted to share it with you guys.

 

[Presbyterian Continuist]

Fear is definitely a problem for me...and it is weird stupid fears as well as more legitimate fears. I do very much appreciate your post. I find myself never feeling totally alone...

I will go to be alone with God and it seems like the times when I feel myself getting close someone will show up or a noise will go off or something and I will get self conscious. I can't seem to let go.

I must admit I am somewhat jealous. I want to let go like that to...I just don't know how to get rid of my self-conscious and sub-conscious fears.

Blessings

I have an article on receiving the gift of tongues that may help clarify things for you and give you the confidence to start speaking it. here is the link:
http://personal-communication.net.nz/baptism.htm

I wrote this article after assisting a lot of people with the same problem on the forum to save me having to type out the whole story every time I saw that there was a need.

You can PM me if you have any further questions about this, and we can work together through the steps to get you speaking in tongues. I fully believe that you have the ability, and you need to get your eyes of other people and their expectations, and get them on the Lord and start speaking your prayer language to Him.

It is better if you start doing it in private, because then you will not be manipulated or influenced by others in the wrong way. It is great when you start just between you and the Lord because then you have the foundation of that one to one relationship with Him with the gift. You then realise that you don't need the judgement of others whether you are speaking in tongues genuinely or not.

But I am here to assist you in whatever way I can, and I know whether a person is genuinely speaking in tongues or not. I get this sense of joy when someone does start speaking.

Anyway, read the article and then get back to me by PM.

 

[Lotuspetal_uk]

What a timely thread! Thanks for starting this up t1wGI

Thanks for the link Oscar!

 

[Jeffwo]

I had alot of struggle in recieving tongues. Finally a wise man of God reminded me that tongues is a gift. God wants to give it to me. I didn't have to earn it, just ask Him.

I recieved tongues riding along in my car, praying for people who were really suffering. I got so high in the Spirit, I could have run along beside the car while going down the road...LOL.

Luke 11:13...If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

 

[flyingsum0]

Recently Ive been sining in tongues...I don't force it, it just happens...
I find it comes easiest when you clear your mind, relax and just start talking/ singing to God...

 

[Deba]

I was just sitting on the upstairs balcony during a tremendous thunderstorm. Singing and praying in tongues. The rain makes a lot of noise so I could get as loud as I wanted and keep my privacy.

I heard the word 'Sheddai' several times. Never done that before. Guess I was worshipping up a storm. (No pun intended.)

 

[he4rty]

Recently Ive been sining in tongues...I don't force it, it just happens...
I find it comes easiest when you clear your mind, relax and just start talking/ singing to God...

I've found that, That if I pray for a long period in tongues I will start to sing/chant.

 

[flyingsum0]

Aye very cool bro...

I usually don't pray for very long...maybe 20 mins or so...anything more than that and my mind drifts away or I fall asleep or sumthin...

Im glad God blessed me with a very short attention span becuase in the

 

[he4rty]

Aye very cool bro...

I usually don't pray for very long...maybe 20 mins or so...anything more than that and my mind drifts away or I fall asleep or sumthin...

Im glad God blessed me with a very short attention span becuase in the

I find that too, pray in tongues for a certain period of time feel so at peace and relaxed that I just fall asleep.

back to our scheduled program the Op

I would say just preserve with tongues even if afraid as that is the enemy trying to stop you because he know the benefits it will bring to you.

 

[Lotuspetal_uk]

I heard the word 'Sheddai' several times. Never done that before.

I'm wondering if it might have been 'El Shaddai' which in Hebrew means Lord God Almighty

This is so cool!

 

[Deba]

I'm wondering if it might have been 'El Shaddai' which in Hebrew means Lord God Almighty

This is so cool!

I think so. The whole experience tonight was surreal. And it wasn't my usual pray language.

But several times my prayer language has changed. Sometimes it returns to one I've heard before but sometimes the old one never comes back.

 

[Doer]

Speaking in tongues is not something to be forced, but something God wants you to experience when the time is right. The time is not right when you are not spiritually filled. The time is right when the fruit of God is bestowed upon you for your complete and total faith.

This was typed before I read your post

 

[Lotuspetal_uk]

I think so. The whole experience tonight was surreal. And it wasn't my usual pray language.

But several times my prayer language has changed. Sometimes it returns to one I've heard before but sometimes the old one never comes back.

Wow, that is so cool and a blessing.

One of the things that eventually got me saved was witnessing worshippers speaking in tongues. I recall visiting a church (which later became the church where I got baptised) and sitting next to a man. I recall feeling the atmosphere change in the church as if from above. When this peaceful feeling reached my heart, the man next to me was talking what appeared to be another language. Me (the atheist at the time), I was taken aback by the fact that whilst I didn't know the language's origin, it most definately was a dialect.

I have always treasured that moment and have often wondered about whether indeed the prayer language might be the first spoken by Adam to the Lord and whether all the languages in the world are derivatives from it.

You know what's been exciting recently for me, has been the fact that I've been praying for more understanding about this gift and since that time, almost every show on the Christian channels I come across (randomly) are addressing this very topic

 

[Deba]

Wow, that is so cool and a blessing.

One of the things that eventually got me saved was witnessing worshippers speaking in tongues. I recall visiting a church (which later became the church where I got baptised) and sitting next to a man. I recall feeling the atmosphere change in the church as if from above. When this peaceful feeling reached my heart, the man next to me was talking what appeared to be another language. Me (the atheist at the time), I was taken aback by the fact that whilst I didn't know the language's origin, it most definately was a dialect.

I have always treasured that moment and have often wondered about whether indeed the prayer language might be the first spoken by Adam to the Lord and whether all the languages in the world are derivatives from it.

You know what's been exciting recently for me, has been the fact that I've been praying for more understanding about this gift and since that time, almost every show on the Christian channels I come across (randomly) are addressing this very topic

I had a similiar experience. Someone I only slightly knew called me and after talking a bit they asked to pray for me and she started praying in tongues over the phone. I had never heard anything like it. But after listening for a minute or so, I started crying and crying and crying. (I was saved within the year.)

If you come up with anything you'd like share while you're 'being tutored' by the Holy Spirit. Please feel free to share it with me.

It still just knocks my socks off that God can take control of my mouth - when I yield to Him.

 

[imperfectchristian]

Thank all of you so much for your posts. If it is OK I want to ask just a few queestions and share just a little of what I have been experiencing the last six months while seeking the filling of the Spirit and tongues.

As I am sure everyone else does...I worship in different ways. Sometimes my mind gets carried away thinking about God...sometimes (like the other night) I am overcome with the realization of the awesomeness of God and my emotions just react from the realization and I begin crying and worshipping...this was when I spoke most recently...I was worshipping God sincerely which is something is usually very hard for me to do and just started saying words without thinking about it.

I kind of stopped myself when I did it because I was not sure if it was me or what? It was definitely out of nowhere and the experience was totally real, but I was afraid it was not real because it was only a few words

What made me think it was real was that it happened during heart felt worship and it came out like expression to God in between words in English.

I remember only one word and it it sounds close to my daughters name (only with a french like pronunceation) which makes me wonder (also it is not the first time I have said it...it happened at other times in prayer and worship but this was the most real to me)...I was not trying to speak in tongues when these words came out either I was just worshipping.

I want more experiences like the one I had the other night. It was like being in a church / worship service only I was by myself worshipping God.

Am I supposed to remember my prayer language (what I have said?) for it to be real? Because I can't/ Usually I have to not even be thinking about tongues for anything to happen.

About a month ago I went to a retreat...and it was very pushy...they had people coming forward to get the baptism...I already had experienced it when I was young so I was like the odd man out...(I was actually somewhat thankful) Anyhow this one guy came up and started asking me if I was baptisized in the Holy Spirit. I told him, I told him yes, he could tell I was not very charsimatix about the service.

He asked me to pray for someone in front of me. My mouth had been trembling most of the service anyway, but when I started praying I felt my jaw begin to move even more and my tongue began moving, but it was so loud I could not hear anything and I could not tell if I was saying anything. There have also been times that I have sounded rediculous trying to just let my tongue go and it's just lalalalallalalala.


Any thoughts on all this.

Thanks to all of you.

 

[MoNiCa4316]

Hi I'm very new to speaking in tongues, and I can relate to some of what you are talking about...
The first time I spoke in tongues, it was also only a few words, and I stopped myself because I felt unsure...but it felt really real, and the words came on their own. I think it's alright if it's only a few words to begin with...maybe it's supposed to grow over time.

I was not trying to speak in tongues when these words came out either I was just worshipping.

That sounds real to me

Am I supposed to remember my prayer language (what I have said?) for it to be real? Because I can't/ Usually I have to not even be thinking about tongues for anything to happen.

I don't remember mine either. Only a couple of words. The only reason to remember it would be if you wanted to get an interpretation or something...by if it's just your prayer 'language', it's really up to God whether or not you remember it.

God bless


monica