What you are missing without tongues

It's not ecstatic babbling, but speaking a personal spiritual language of power

Speaking in tongues has been viciously attacked—to minimize its power against the enemy. Translators refuse to use what should be the correct terminology: speaking in a spiritual language with great power. It always should have been translated speaking in spiritual languages. It’s been ridiculed to attempt to make void the power in using your personal prayer language to speak to HaShem (all of God).

The primary reason, as far as I can tell, is that these languages terrorize enemy spirits. I use languages in the plural because as far as I know every reborn believer who asks Jesus to baptize them with the Holy Spirit and fire gets a different language. Throughout your life you will be using different languages in different situations. Some are strong and guttural, some are light and joyous, many are lyrical—they all flow out of you as needed, given to you by the Ruach HaKodesh. But the church fights that tooth and nail because they want to maintain control of something as purely spiritual as a language like this. They can’t understand it.

The language is directly heard by the Lord and no-one can stop it or understand it except by the anointing of the Spirit. There is a gift called the interpretation of tongues. But they use interpretation because no one knows if it is actually a translation. Because no one speaks that language except you and God. It’s been cast off as emotional rants—when there is no emotion involved—even though emotional people often get very joyful by knowing they are talking directly to the Lord.

But very soon in the believer’s life, it’s just a prayer language—very useful.

You have probably been told that it is the uncontrolled expression of meaningless ecstatic syllables. Balderdash! The immature might tell you that it is babbling, repeating silly sounds over and over. It’s actually clearly a language—which causes demons to cry out in pain and which brings powerful results to prayer. Trying to analyze it merely confuses things.

Many people for specific reasons speak out in a language like Italian or Aramaic or ancient Persian when the Lord needs to touch someone who is listening to you. A famous evangelist [I can’t remember his name, but I watched him tell the tale on TBN in the early days] tells the story of when he came to the meeting place for a major evangelistic service in Japan. The interpreter didn’t show up. The Lord told him to simply preach in tongues. He either spoke in fluent Japanese, or the audience heard it in fluent Japanese, but many people were saved, healed, and delivered that evening according to the man telling his story. He said he never understood a word of it. It was a new language he had never spoken before. But he was exhausted by the power flowing through him, by faith.

You are simply giving the Lord permission use your tongue

The breath of God gives you remarkable opportunities to pray perfect prayers to the Lord while you relax in His presence. The Lord may use it to tell you about a demonic attack, who is attacking whom, and how to pray about it. You pray the prayers and the attack is over.

The Spirit can use speaking in your prayer language to reveal your own personal problems, like a demonically caused depression that has attacked you for months, for years, even for decades. (Ask me how I know that.) He can use the language to speak to you about bitterness, unforgiveness, and many other things which need to be dealt with by genuine repentance, and then asking the Lord to fix it.

The Lord can also use it to minister to others having the same issues. It’s always available, whenever you need it, once you have it. Praying in your spiritual language directly to HaShem (all of God) can bring about remarkable transformations in your life. It is also powerful when ministering to others—especially when you think you might be dealing with deliverance. No wonder the enemy fights it so hard. He has no way to directly interfere. All he can do is get you fearful, angry, and confused, hopefully causing you to give up.

Paul made it clear that praying in your spiritual language builds you up—it edifies you spiritually. I can testify does it does that well.

This gift of languages was not designed for public use in the 21st century

You can read the reasoning in 1 Corinthians 14. Paul clearly saw that this gift was not really helpful in public services during the time right after Jesus ascended either. But remember Paul’s direct statement in 1 Cor 14: 18, “I thank God that I speak in tongues more than you all.” Scripture doesn't talk about the uses as a private prayer language. But I can testify they work by faith. If you don’t have faith, it won’t work.

What does work by faith mean?

Faith has no power like that. But, the Lord backs up faith positions with His power. The best definition I have heard for faith is: trusting in One who is able. We exercise faith [or trust] to please the Lord. It says in Hebrews 11: 6 that:

…without faith [or trust] it is impossible to please Him.
For whoever would draw near to God must believe that He exists
and that He rewards those who seek Him.

He has the power to do anything—plus many things we can’t even imagine. Just look at how the Lord touched Mossad to get the pagers and walkie talkies manufactured and sold to break Hezbollah’s power. The heathen have no idea who they are messing with while they believe in their puny, nasty demons. All the false religions are built on the lies of puny, nasty demons. You can take that wherever you need it to explain what is going on these days.

How to receive the wonderful gift

The whole process just to make sure.

I recommend going through the process whenever doubt is assaulting you. It’s a real comfort. For example, I usually start every morning by asking the Lord to show me any sin in my life which needs to be cleaned up. After over 52 years I’ve learned how important it is to stay clean and immediately get rid of sin as soon as I commit it.

• You make sure you are clean: that means you need to repent. To do that well, simply ask the Lord to show you all the sin that hasn’t been cleaned up yet.

• When you can’t stand seeing any more, ask Jesus what to do: He will do that, probably telling you to ask for forgiveness. That can be a very strong experience (especially the first time) when you realize you are clean. [If He tells you that you are clean—rejoice!]

• Then ask Jesus how you can keep it like this: he’ll respond and tell you what will work. Probably asking Him to come and live in you. When you do that, you are reborn and you’ll know it sooner or later.

• When you discover how much He loves you, you will probably fall into direct worship: telling Him what you really think about Him, how much you love him, His worthiness, you’ll eventually run out of words, keep going and relax, and you’ll discover yourself worshiping in a new language. Rejoice!

It’s no big deal [after you get used to it], just the natural result of being born again and having your life changed for the better—forever. Many people get quite emotional. Some don’t. I never did. I received my languages two months later, walking home from work in below zero weather (in Minneapolis), singing worship songs that just turned to a new language where I could make up new melodies along with the new words. Paul called that singing in the Spirit. I was just filled with a peaceful joy. Amen.

This strange AI image [does anyone actually pray like this?] is something like what it feels like, but you just look normal to everyone else around you. It’s your secret with Yeshua—as if you can keep yourself from talking about it. He’s a wonderful Messiah. Welcome!

There’s a section of this site called The Holy Spirit for us

You’ll find several articles explaining what just happened with advice, explanations, and more. There’s an explanation of how the nine gifts of the Spirit found in 1 Corinthians 12 work—giving examples of how they work. Just click on the link at the top of the site. Or click this link:
https://biblicalreality.substack.com/s/the-holy-spirit-for-the-rest-of-us