Hello friends! I'm not Catholic, but I'm really enjoying this forum. I was wondering if I could ask a question about speaking in tongues...the reason I want to ask it here and not in the general P/C forum is because there are just soo many people there. lol. I like small forums like this more. I hope that's alright!
What I'm wondering is...I used to pray in tongues occasionally, but for some reason, I haven't for the longest time. Is it possible to lose this gift? I'm starting to question whether I had it to begin with.
Several months ago, I was in my room and asked God for this gift...if it was His will. And suddenly I was given a lot of faith..as if He was giving it to me but I just needed to accept it. I felt like raising my hands, like in worship...so I did..and suddenly, I just wanted to praise God. But it was difficult in English, and suddenly I started speaking in tongues. It came quite naturally, and it felt like the words had meaning. And then afterwards, I felt really spiritually renewed and a lot of joy... this happened again several times, when I was praising God. But for some reason, it didn't go further than that. I don't really understand why... I don't even know anymore if I really received the gift back then. lol. Has anyone else experienced something like this? I kinda wish that it was a bigger part of my life...like it I could do it at will, like many other people can.
Any advice? what do you think?
By the way maybe I should mention that my 'prayer life' hasn't been amazing the past month or two =( I'm worried about many things and struggling with some parts of my faith. I've been experiencing some doubt..and I'm also trying to figure out which church God wants me in, but this has greatly confused me. I have no idea what His will is about this. I recently decided to just seek Him first, and maybe then all these 'other things' will be added to me. ah I'm just pretty tired from worrying. Maybe I "lost" my gift because of all this worrying and distraction, I don't know Recently I've been debating theology much more than praying. =( I feel very empty.
If anyone could pray for me, I would really appreciate it! I really need prayer
thanks!
monica
What I'm wondering is...I used to pray in tongues occasionally, but for some reason, I haven't for the longest time. Is it possible to lose this gift? I'm starting to question whether I had it to begin with.
Several months ago, I was in my room and asked God for this gift...if it was His will. And suddenly I was given a lot of faith..as if He was giving it to me but I just needed to accept it. I felt like raising my hands, like in worship...so I did..and suddenly, I just wanted to praise God. But it was difficult in English, and suddenly I started speaking in tongues. It came quite naturally, and it felt like the words had meaning. And then afterwards, I felt really spiritually renewed and a lot of joy... this happened again several times, when I was praising God. But for some reason, it didn't go further than that. I don't really understand why... I don't even know anymore if I really received the gift back then. lol. Has anyone else experienced something like this? I kinda wish that it was a bigger part of my life...like it I could do it at will, like many other people can.
Any advice? what do you think?
By the way maybe I should mention that my 'prayer life' hasn't been amazing the past month or two =( I'm worried about many things and struggling with some parts of my faith. I've been experiencing some doubt..and I'm also trying to figure out which church God wants me in, but this has greatly confused me. I have no idea what His will is about this. I recently decided to just seek Him first, and maybe then all these 'other things' will be added to me. ah I'm just pretty tired from worrying. Maybe I "lost" my gift because of all this worrying and distraction, I don't know Recently I've been debating theology much more than praying. =( I feel very empty.
If anyone could pray for me, I would really appreciate it! I really need prayer
thanks!
monica