The Gift Of Tongues Is For Missions

Yes, the gift of tongues is for edification and prayer, too, but primarily it was and is for providing a miraculous sign to people whose language you do not know. When I was first saved in a Pentecostal gathering I did not receive the gift of tongues. I felt good about accepting Jesus as my lord, but that was about it. I did not know that speaking in tongues was a gift of the spirit of God, and I didn't really care. My friend wanted the gift, and while we are at Grace Bible Church in Honolulu he asked the ministers to help him pray for it. I waited in the vestibule reading the notices and looking at the pictures on the bulletin board. One of the ministers came out and asked me if I would like to receive the gift of tongues. I was like, "Well, I'm here, so why not?"

I battled through many emotions and revelations to receive the gift--hang on, it can be like a rollercoaster--and the thing about receiving it is I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OVER WHAT I WAS SAYING. My mind and volitional control were completely passive as to what my mouth was doing. It was the Holy Ghost calling all the shots. I was inside my head watching what was going on in amazement, with virtually no connection to it except that it was happening in and through me. I MADE ZERO EFFORT TO CONTROL OR DIRECT MY SPEECH; my mind was busy praising, thanking, and adoring God. This is what you do when you let the Holy Ghost speak to people whose language you do not know--YOU LET HER DO IT.

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