Obafemi Awolowo University is a place with a lot of tongue-talking Christians. I never had a strong issue against it because I had seen it in the bible. I longed for it quite earnestly. Second semester in the first year, I met a brother who was interested in helping me to lay hold on the promise of Jesus.
That night was epic. He laid hands on me and I heard 'something' inside of me speaking something that sounded like a word I have heard in class or so I thought. I struggled to speak out the word, but eventually I did. I felt embarrassed at it and I asked myself many questions about the veracity of my tongues.
Months later, I started doubting it and I stopped praying in tongues. It wasn't long before I was called to hold a 'bigger' or let me say a more conspicuous office in my fellowship and I needed to pray for the members of my unit. I had no choice, I must pray in tongues. To my utter most amazement, the same utterance I spoke that night that hand was laid on me, came back alive in me and I spoke it out and prayed with it.
After a year, the utterance did not changed. I became worried. I wanted more. I asked questions and one of the answers I got that was comforting said that the Lord perhaps, wants me to pray using that utterance for long for a reason. I believed.
Year three and I was still with my little utterance. I never knew that some of my friends had noticed that Lanre was always saying the same utterance while praying. Then, I came across a big book written by Kenneth Hagin (Tongues beyond the upper room) and as I was reading, I bursted out in a different utterance and a different one and a different one. Since then, praying in tongues have been very adventurous.
Today, I can count several testimonies of things that happened while praying in tongues. I have cracked secrets and sent message to people that were several kilometers away from me. The information that I 'download' while praying in the Spirit has been really awesome.
At a time, I always see a woman in Dublin while praying. She was alone and needed help. The Holy Spirit brought her case to me every time I was praying in tongues. I don't know who she is, but am glad to be able to help someone alongside the Holy Spirit.
Praying in tongues is not optional for Christians, it is necessary and much more, compulsory!
This is the third of the seven things I will be sharing about my 7-years journey in Christ
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