tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7711550997062819324.post7292993424769699945..comments2023-04-05T03:55:09.745-06:00Comments on Abundance of the Heart: Holy Ghost FireUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7711550997062819324.post-23045902568728007812009-01-12T07:52:00.000-06:002009-01-12T07:52:00.000-06:00congrats on the new baby, that is very exciting. ...congrats on the new baby, that is very exciting. I want to encourage you to keep seeking the baptism of the Holy Spirit. I am a spirit filled christian mother and wife. I recieved my salvation, baptism in water and the baptism of the Holy Spirit three years ago, i often wonder how i made it all those years without Him. Now i have a way to pray for my family, myself, and others in a pure prayer language that is all about Him and the things He wants to pass and not my will. the Holy Spirit is a true comforter, teacher and friend, He is worth the wait. Hang in there, keep searching and just believe. the bible says not to fear just believe. i will keep you in my prayers.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13450389785603715805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7711550997062819324.post-2063744424765130152009-01-03T17:06:00.000-06:002009-01-03T17:06:00.000-06:00It will come!! :)It will come!! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7711550997062819324.post-25855357057594099682009-01-03T12:05:00.000-06:002009-01-03T12:05:00.000-06:00We go to a similiar church. I too am very shy and...We go to a similiar church. I too am very shy and have only spoken in tongues a couple of times in my own prayer time. I guess I am always scared of doing something wrong and offending God. I know it sounds wierd. I guess I am just a quiet person.Joy Comes in the Morninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02565429387952969679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7711550997062819324.post-44631655348556377272009-01-03T11:56:00.000-06:002009-01-03T11:56:00.000-06:00First off I'm not trying to debate with you on...First off I'm not trying to debate with you on this subject....I don't know enough to debate : ) .... however I would like to share my personal experience on the subject. <BR/><BR/> As a child...around 11 or 12 I attended a church that put alot of emphasis on being slain in the spirit, speaking in tongues, etc. There was always one woman in particular that would disrupt (that's how I saw it, as a child) the church service by speaking in tongues. Everything would get chaotic & loud, more than usual, because it was always chaotic with out of control "worship" music and voices shouting out at anytime they chose. I would just sit there baffled and confused. God is a God of order not confusion and chaos. I would think He would want our worship of Him to reflect that. <BR/><BR/>It always seemed church had to be some sort of emotional & spiritual high for these people. The simple act of faith in Jesus Christ, hearing the Word and reverrant worship wasn't enough for them. <BR/><BR/>Now I'm not saying speaking in tongues is not a spiritual gift or not used today.....I'm not certain that it is used today....I just don't know. I'm only speaking of the way I have seen it used, to me it did not seem like something that was of God. <BR/><BR/>So for years I doubted my salvation because I did not act or feel like these people...I didn't want to worship like them. I didn't speak in tongues, dance in the aisles and didn't want the pastor laying his hands on me and knocking me down to the ground. <BR/><BR/>Of course as a Christian you know that the Holy Spirit enters us at the time of conversion. Now being filled with the Spirit doesn't mean we "get more" of Him because we already have Him. It simply means to allow the Spirit to be in control by submitting our will to Him minute by minute.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7711550997062819324.post-18695230429742146592009-01-03T10:53:00.000-06:002009-01-03T10:53:00.000-06:00Hi,I was baptized in the name of Jesus 13 yrs.ago ...Hi,I was baptized in the name of Jesus 13 yrs.ago in a Pentecostal church, and I spoke in tongues yrs after, but I don't speak in tongues a lot, maybe because I need to be filled more,but I remember the very first time I spoke in tongues, I had been going to our women's prayer group for about a yr 3 x a week for 3 hours a day, and I had gotten used to praying for that long and I desired to be in prayer, & I remember being so in love with God and I was just praising telling HIM everything He meant to me,and after wards I spoke in tongues and several other times, I have a friend who only speaks in tongues when she is praying for someone's spiritual liberation, because she has that gift, I believe some people will speak it more than others because it is a gift, I focus more on asking God to fill me w'HIs love, also d/k the verse but when it says that they recieved the holy ghost, they were not asking Him for it , they began praising God by calling HIm SOvereign God, meaning I don't think it is something you have to beg God for ,just praise Him get into deep prayer...I do not know the key to recieveing it, because it is different w/everyone, there have been nonbelievers recieve it the 1st time at our church, some have recieved while sleeping & awoke speaking in tongues,I remember our pastor telling us of a brother who when he would speak in tongues , he would begin to praise GOD in perfect english & he didn't know any english, so I would say to focus in prayer & praise...don't get discouraged, it is a beautiful feeling, there is nothing and I mean nothing better than that feeling when God takes complete control of your whole being, it's like you enter into another dimention..God bless you and fulfill your desire to be full of HIS holy spirit!!!true blessingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17847748980702034600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7711550997062819324.post-49554284638987906382009-01-03T10:41:00.000-06:002009-01-03T10:41:00.000-06:00Hello there Jessica, I am so sorry that I have bee...Hello there Jessica, I am so sorry that I have been away so long to visit you, I have just been so busy, but from reading your blog and catching up with you I see you have been busy too, Congrats on the news about the baby, I am praying that I will have some good news soon, hubby and I are trying to have another baby so we pray that God will answer our pray soon. Jessica you are such an inspiration to others, you have bad times and good times but you still continue to hold on to the faith that God will bring you through sweetheart I know it is hard but continue to be steadfast in the lord he hears you, and he will answer your prayers about been filled up with him so that you may too speak in tongues and be his chosen vessels you are a true soldier for God, hug the girls for me and stop by to see me, for the year of 2009 I will be focusing my blog on all things that will make God proud and I posted this morning about the goodness of God so please stop by soon to catch up, love you my dear sister in christ and keep your head up because Jesus never fails.DeNiece Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06343376683634758304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7711550997062819324.post-46842026942478543262009-01-02T21:01:00.000-06:002009-01-02T21:01:00.000-06:00Thanks for the congrats on our baby. And Congrats!...Thanks for the congrats on our baby. And Congrats! on yours!!<BR/><BR/>On the holy ghost fire.. I've never felt that in a church setting. My salvation experiance was one of speaking in tongues though, in a bible study of small numbers and no one heard me but me. :) My husband had a similar experiance only in his own closet at home.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615924782545553388noreply@blogger.com