Lets get a bit controversial here. You will know what I mean by controversy soon enough. I didnt speak in tongues immediately I got saved. Took me a few years and, when I finally did it was not like what Id seen and heard of many others. First off I had been watching people drop like they received a punch from Mike Tyson and start to roll on the floor going, Gaba! Gogo! M and K, Chocomillo. Lol! That alone made me not want to be part of it. Which kind of thing is that? But asides that, I didnt understand it. I had heard people speak of it but it didnt make sense. I wont bore you with the more senseless and dangerous doctrines about it I heard but, most times no one had any solid thing to tell me about tongues so I just left it. When someone near me in church decides to fall down like a domino, I dey give am chance. Asides that, I left it alone. I mean, people were all about how it is for every believer and a must and, how it feels so good and all. I still dont agree with a lot of the theories but the point is they were just talking. They couldnt even open the bible to show me. It was always what they felt or what some man of God told them. But one day I decided to study. Lucky for me I grew up in a bible believing church with a bible believing fellowship and they always encouraged studying the word and prayer. It took me almost a week. Im not kidding. I was on break from school (Uniport) when one night I got all the push I needed. It had been building for days. Studying scriptures, meditating and growing my faith. I was seeing I could speak tongues by the Spirit and seeing it was indeed something that could affect my life and bless the church when rightly used. Nobody taught me. I say it not as a boast but as truth. The night I spoke tongues, I will never forget. At home, Garki Abuja. No light. Only myself and my brother awake that night. I was studying with a candle in the room and boom! My hunger was blazing! I started to get hot and sweaty. I was literally vibrating on the bed and my stomach felt like it was getting heavy. My mouth was clamped shut but, I could feel it quivering. I ran out of the room and asked my brother, What was it like when you first spoke in tongues? He told me. I went into the room and it started again. I was just singing and praising God then went out to ask him a second question and then a third. When I got to the room the third time, I got into bed and before I could say a word in English, words Id never conceived just began to pour out. I wasnt shaking anymore. No shouting. I didnt bang my head on the floor or wall. It was the most beautiful feeling of warmth a few peace as my mouth began to relate words. I think I even cried. Cant remember. You see, I studied. I learnt it was a gift from God and I could be blessed with this gift. That I didnt have to pretend and fake it and it could not be learnt. Which is why I can never be fooled by all these liars who tell you they can make you speak tongues or teach you how to. There is no such doctrine. People dont make you speak any tongues. Dont let the devil fool you. Studying the word and praying is something that can lead you to so many truths. Dont miss out on it. Nobody laid hands on me. Nobody prophesied tongues for me. I opened my bible and saw that a believer can speak tongues. I prayed about it and I spoke tongues. #TheEnd That period I also learnt that if I spend time studying, I would also learn more truths this way instead of waiting for someone to preach it. I have that attitude till date. The word is my platform on which I stand and from which I see. It should be that way for us all. #ClayPotSpeaking
Posted on: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 08:21:01 +0000
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