For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.
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God has given us a powerful prayer gift—praying in tongues, which is
not limited by distance, time or head knowledge. When you pray in
tongues, you could be praying for your future or even a loved one
overseas. You won’t know what you are praying unless God tells you. This
is because your “understanding is unfruitful”—your mind is not
involved.
“But Pastor Prince, I must know what I am praying!”
Sometimes, it is better not to know what you are praying. In 1993, I
had a long season of praying in the Spirit. If I had known then
everything that I was praying in tongues, I would have freaked out! For
example, I would have been afraid if I had known that the Holy Spirit
was saying, “Father God, in the year 2002, anoint Joseph Prince to
preach six messages every week to more than 10,000 people.” That has
come to pass. But back in 1993, one service was enough to tire me out!
So I thank God that I don’t know what I am praying when I pray in
tongues. I simply trust His goodness and pray in tongues for everything
that He has planned for me to come to pass in His perfect timing.
Beloved, don’t stop praying in tongues just because you don’t know what
you are praying. You could be praying for the safety of a loved one in a
life and death situation. Especially when you feel an urge to pray
because you sense danger, pray! Pray until you sense a release as the
burden is lifted. The Holy Spirit will know exactly what is going on,
who is in danger and how to pray for deliverance. (Romans 8:27)
You may say, “Well, I can just pray in English.” You can, but your
prayer will be very limited because you don’t know everything. It is
better to pray in tongues because the Spirit knows all things.
My friend, you don’t belong to the natural, limited realm. You belong
to God who is unlimited! So pray in tongues, and see great things
happening for you and through you.
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