5 Questions About Speaking In TonguesНамуна

QUESTION 5: If I don’t have the gift of tongues but want it, what should I do?

There is no prescribed method or procedure in the Bible for how the Spirit imparts the gift of tongues to men and women.

I wasn’t trying to speak in tongues when it happened. I was praying in plain English when suddenly I was praying in words that I had never heard or learned before. But that happened only once, at the beginning.

Some of you will have an experience like mine. Others may simply begin speaking whatever words come into your heart, trusting that the Spirit is the source of your speech and will sustain it within you. You may feel something profoundly emotional and exhilarating. Or nothing at all. But don’t draw any conclusion about the legitimacy of your speech based on your feelings.

Make every effort to find a time and the proper place to wait in solitude with the Lord. Sing your praises as the worship leader sings his or hers. You need to do all you can to devote considerable time to be alone with the Lord in uninterrupted meditation on His Word and heartfelt singing to Him.

Open your heart, open your mouth, and sing forth the love songs He has put within. What happens next is between you and God. Whatever else you do, be patient. Persevere. Press in. Be relentless.

These devotionals are based on The Language of Heaven: Crucial Questions About Speaking in Tongues by Sam Storms.