I asked, received, doubted, quit and started again – by Mary Baldner
After I learned about the opportunity to speak in tongues, I did. However, it sounded like such gibberish I felt I was making it up so I quit. So after that, I prayed for a long time to receive this gift. Then I started again and guess what, the tongues sounded the same as before. Now I just go with it and even have received interpretations some times.
Mark Virkler’s reflections: Note that Mary believed, desired and yielded her tongue. However doubt won and she stopped, only to choose faith one more time. Now more gifts flow.
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No longer thirsty since I received the gift of speaking in tongues – by Anna Gibson
The first evening of the conference my husband and I met Don and Kay. I heard they led groups in their home. That's what piqued my interest. Saturday morning we arrived early. When Don and Kay walked in I inquired about their meetings and how they did that. From that moment, Don gave us a prophetic word from the Lord and we were connected. We had lunch together, then from 4:30-11:30 p.m. we were with them. At 10:30 Don asked, "Are you filled with the Holy Spirit?" We said, "Well yes...." He added, "With the gift of speaking in tongues?" Immediately, "NO!”
“Oh goodness, no." That moment opened up questions and I began to shake. I told them that for many years I felt something in my stomach rise up and flow to my head whenever I prayed, but it was becoming so much more frequent that I was beginning to think I had a disease that would come on if I bowed my head. Don asked me if it made me feel like it just wanted to come out and I said, "YES! I feel like my brain is going to explode!" He led us to his hotel room and there we yielded to the Holy Spirit and within moments, a spiritual beautiful language was flowing from our mouths! The Holy Spirit was finally flowing! What a relief!!! I felt ten pounds lighter within MINUTES!!!! How could this be and how can you explain this feeling?
My sweet Jesus brought this illustration to my mind: The Potter and the clay. When you find natural clay to work with, it is suggested to bring it in and dry so that you can smash it and grind it into a smooth powder. At this point you pour a little water at a time to mix it in. Once you can make ribbons of clay through your fingers when you squeeze it, it is ready to be formed.
Before receiving this gift I felt like a clay pot that had been formed but set aside and dried. I was thirsty. I was not a good vessel. I could not hold what was being poured into me. The occasional moisture was nice, but I was not where I knew I could be. When we met with Don and Kay they took us to the Potter's house. My opinions, my analytical self and my weariness were crushed and refined to powder. Yielding to the Holy Spirit I felt Him adding water and mixing together my spirit and His. He threw me to the wheel and began spinning! I am refreshed! I am redeemed! I am whole! I have been made into a beautiful vessel! Already the demons are fighting, (this is where the fire comes in.) Just enough fire, just enough heat will "bake" me. I will mature the longer I am in the fire/the kiln. I want to be completed in His time!
I thank God for being patient with me. His mercy endures forever! I am His creation! I am proud of it!
Question from Mark Virkler - I am assuming that if someone had explained how to speak in tongues years earlier, you would have been doing it much sooner?
Answer from Anna - Had someone taught me earlier, there is no doubt I would have been doing it way back. At least 10 years ago!
Suggestion from Mark – In the early Church, everyone went through deliverance of demons before being water baptized. Since you are feeling the demons fighting, and you have never been through deliverance, I suggest you go through deliverance and get them all cleaned out so you can be freer than you ever dreamed possible. I’m sure Don and Kay can pray deliverance with you, or you can check around your area for a church which does inner healing and deliverance.
Mark’s reflections: Anna received by believing, desiring, yielding and stepping out and speaking in faith. Instruction was what was missing and necessary.
I didn’t know I HAD to speak – by Diana Meyers
I was so hungry for more of God so I started going to a tent revival where they were praying for people to receive the manifestation. I was excited and also a little apprehensive, but I went up and they prayed for me. Nothing happened so they kept praying for me, but no one told me I had to speak. I was a baby Christian so I had no idea I was supposed to speak. I went home discouraged. I asked God to show me why I didn't receive and a few days later I was invited to a church service where people were baptized in the Spirit. So I went and was told that when I heard a syllable in my mind, to speak it. I did, and I received. It wasn't difficult and it has been wonderful to speak in tongues. So as you hear syllables, speak each one and you will receive supernaturally.
Mark Virkler’s reflections: Ask, believe, desire, know YOU must do the speaking, and it is EASY!
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