How to Pray in Tongues: 4 Keys
Perhaps you’ve been asking the Lord for the gift of speaking in tongues but have been frustrated with the gift not manifesting. The Word of God holds the key to your breakthrough in this area. What I am about to share with you, I have seen work for thousands of sincere believers who were looking for this gift to manifest in their lives.
I’m going to give you three simple, Biblical keys to speaking in tongues, but it’s important to know that this gift is not something that can necessarily be taught. All I can do is give you the Biblical truths that will help position you to receive, but only Jesus can baptize you with the fire of the Holy Spirit accompanied by the gift of speaking in tongues.
Here are three keys to releasing the gift of tongues:
#1 Request
Yes, it really is that simple. You must ask God for the gift. And when you do ask, you don’t need to worry about receiving another spirit, because Jesus promised this:
“You fathers—if your children aske for a fish, do you give them a snake instead? Or if they ask for an egg, do you give them a scorpion? Of course not! So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him.” (Luke 11:11-13, NLT)
#2 Realize
Once you’ve requested the gift of the Holy Spirit accompanied with the evidence of speaking in tongues, realize that you’ve received it. Don’t doubt it. Don’t debate it. Don’t question it. The gift is in you now, even if it hasn’t manifested yet.
“…how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him.”
It’s that simple. I know that may be hard to believe sometimes, but that’s why you need to…
#3 Relax
No, I don’t mean relax in the New Age sense. I mean that you need to stop overthinking everything. I can tell you this: if you’re a sincere believer who is asking the Lord for this gift, then there is only one thing that is blocking the gift from manifesting through you. It all comes down to this: ego. It’s self.
While you’re praying for the gift to manifest, you’re likely thinking and asking things like, “Is this just me? What if I get a demon? What if I upset God because this isn’t for me? How do I know this is really God? Everyone is looking at me. I’ll probably look silly. This is weird.”
Stop cluttering your mind with questions, doubts, and insecurities. Are you going to look silly? Probably to some. But you’ll have to get over that if you want the fullness of what God has for you.
Make no mistake, this is the issue: self and ego. Your own overthinking is getting in the way. If it doesn’t work for you, if what I’m teaching you right now in this blog doesn’t work for you, and you’re a believer, this is why: it’s the overthinking and doubting. No matter how many times you try, it will always come back to that. So until you decide to stop allowing the overthinking to block the flow of the Spirit, you won’t receive. You might say, “Well, I’ve tried too many times and it never works for me.” But that’s what I’m trying to teach you. It hasn’t worked because you keep overthinking it. You must…
#4 Release
Just release the sound.
The Holy Spirit isn’t go to come up to you, physically grab your tongue, and begin moving it around. It’s not going to be something outside of your control. Paul the Apostle used all of 1 Corinthians 14 to teach you how to control the gift. Why would he instruct the Church to control the gift if the gift couldn’t be controlled? It’s up to you.
So what do you do now? Ask the Lord to give you the gift, realize that you can trust Him to give you the gift, relax and stop overthinking it; and then release the sounds. You may ask, “Is this just me?” And, yes, it will be - but only in part. The Holy Spirit will see your faith, and He will add His meaning to the sounds you surrender to Him.
Praying in tongues is like starting you car. You have to turn the key, but the engine will move the car. Just turn the key. Give Him sounds, and you’ll know by faith that He will take it from there.
Stop doubting. Stop analyzing. Release the sound of faith now. Receive your prayer language.