Speaking in tongues - There seems to be a need in the Church for some down-to-earth, practical teaching on the “how-to” of speaking in tongues. So let me give you some basic guidelines to help you effectively “build yourself up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost.”
It Isn’t How Loud Or How Soft You Pray
People come to me all the time and ask, “How do you effectively pray in tongues?” I just simply answer, “I pray like this,” and then I demonstrate, praying quietly under my breath.
“But don’t you pray out loud?”
“No, not usually,” I reply. “God isn’t hard of hearing.” (Of course, if I do pray louder, He isn’t nervous either!)
Then someone asked me, “Well, what about warring tongues?”
I asked, “How do you do that?” The person demonstrated, almost screaming in tongues.
“Why do you yell like that when you’re talking to God?” I asked.
“Well, I thought I was talking to the devil.”
“No, no, First Corinthians 14:2 says you’re talking to God. Now, you can pray that loud if you want to. But I’ll tell you what, it won’t be long before your tonsils will be playing Bach’s Fifth Cantata! You’re going to blow those tonsils out!”
So there is the group that says, “You aren’t getting anywhere with God praying in tongues unless you pray in a warring tongue.” They scream and shout in tongues, thinking they’re addressing the devil.
But the issue isn’t whether you shout or whisper when you pray in tongues. You aren’t producing any more for the Kingdom of God by yelling in tongues than you are by praying in tongues under your breath, because it’s the Holy Spirit who supplies the language. You didn’t create it; He created it. And if the Holy Spirit is the Originator of the language, it is always full of power.
(The same is true with worship: It isn’t how loud or how quiet you worship; it’s how much of your entire being you pour into every statement of adoration. You can’t truly worship the Lord while your mind is wandering off down the street analyzing some problem.)
When I first began traveling in the ministry, I used to walk back and forth in my motel room, praying in the Holy Ghost. I was still very ignorant about prayer, so I would pray in tongues just as loud as I could. I thought that increased volume made my praying more powerful.
I hadn’t learned yet that God isn’t deaf and that He can hear my prayer anywhere and in any tone of voice.
Later I came to realize that the moment the Holy Spirit’s supernatural language comes out of my mouth, it is released to God. It doesn’t make any difference if I am whispering or shouting; the words that come out of my spirit in tongues still mean the same because I’m talking to God.
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The Word of God Today is How to Efficiently Pray in Tongues
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