One of my favorite times
to pray in the Holy Spirit (in tongues) is during my commute to work. I’m
grateful to God to be able to pray in the Holy Spirit; yet able attentive to
what's going on around me. Many people have the understanding that you
need to be in your prayer closet to pray in the Holy Spirit, when truthfully
your prayer closest is in your heart. Don’t get me wrong, I do believe we
should have an appointed time and a designated place to meet with God, but the
Holy Spirit is so awesome we can pray in the spirit and yet be aware of our
surroundings. Many think that praying in the Spirit can only be done as
He (The Holy Ghost) permits us. Believing that this type of prayer is
something mystical and requires you to be in a trance or out of your
mind. The Holy Spirit is all wisdom and never leaves us out of our
mind. The Apostle Paul let’s us know in I Corinthians 14:14-15 that we
can pray in the spirit as we will and that our natural mind is yet coherent, so
we can still reason as we pray in the Holy Spirit. Isn’t that awesome and
supernatural!!!
When I pray in the Holy Spirit, I intentionally purpose to pray
that way. I’m aware of my surroundings, where I’m going and able to
think about what it is that I am doing. While I’m praying in the
Holy Spirit as Jude 1:20 says I’m building up my most holy faith. I
liken it to my smart phone after using it a full day; I plug it up to be
recharged at the end of each day. As my phone retains a charge I’m
able to communicate with people in many different ways. Likewise as I pray in
the Holy Spirit I’m building my spirit man. It’s like a spiritual charge
enabling me to stay linked to the spiritual realm of God, which empowers me to
be lead, authorized and fortified for whatever a day may bring.
However, I believe there is a difference in praying in the Spirit
and the Spirit praying through me. It’s during the intimate,
appointed and invited times with the Holy Spirit that He assists me as I pray
in tongues and begins to pray through me. As He prays through me
it ‘s according to Romans 8:26, 27 “And in like
manner the Spirit also helps our infirmity: for we know not how to pray as we
ought; but the Spirit himself make intercession for us with groanings which
cannot be uttered; Now He who searches the hearts knows what
the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints
according to the will of God.” This
is a more intense time of prayer that flows from the inward
being. It’s as if there is a shift in the Spirit realm and you sense
and experience a divine infusion to pray a prayer that moves
heaven. Praying in the Holy Spirit is a supernatural gift that has
been given to the people of God. Having been baptized with the Holy
Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues allows us continual awareness
of God’s presence. The Spirit bears witness with our spirit that we
are children of God - Romans 8:16. So therefore I will pray with my
spirit... I Corinthians 14:14
Btw - I received this blog this morning as I
prayed in the spirit during my route to work! Supernatural download!!!
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