My First Experience Speaking in Tongues and Interpretation

Some of ya'll asked about speaking in tongues, so I'm sharing my experience/testimony of it. I first received the gift of tongues and interpretation one night about 4 years ago.

I want to stress that this gift is NOT necessary evidence of the Holy Spirit. It is actually placed 8th and 9th in the list of gifts mentioned as evidence of the Holy Spirit, according to 1 Corinthians 12:7-11.

It is, however, a most beautiful gift. I am posting this not to boast, but to tell my story, hoping to clear some misconceptions, and possibly shed some light on the vague and distorted subject. Let the Holy Spirit be your final Teacher and Guide. God bless.

Scripture mentioned in the video on tongues was taken from-
1 Corinthians 12:4-31
1 Corinthians 14:2-28
Acts 2
Romans 8:26-27

version used - Amplified version

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The reason I make videos - For God so loved the world, that He gave His one and only Son, Jesus Christ, that whoever believes in Him would not perish, but have everlasting life. - John 3:16

[VihanDamaris]

Scripture mentioned on tongues-
(Amp version)
1 Corinthians 12:4-31
1 Corinthians 14:2-28
Acts 2
Romans 8:26-27
Additional verses - Matthew 6:1-2, James 1:5-6

[ivymudzusi]

I was 13 years when I received the gift of Tongues in class at school. Our teacher taught us about Jesus and she prayed for us to receive the Holy Spirit and we all started praying in tongues, we didn't even know what it was but we where praying and crying for no reason. I went home and told my mom who was not Christian at that time. I said Mama I received the Holy Spirit and I can pray in tongues. And she said how? The Holy Spirit came upon me again and I started praying and could not stop myself. My mom was giggling and I was deep. Her friends would come and she will call me to come and do my thing, funny enough the Holy Spirit will still come to the point where I thought thats how He does things. They will be laughing so much and I will be drunk in Him. Later on my mother recieved Christ and same day the thing she was laughing at now came on her and she started praying in tongues and crying. Today she's a great woman of God who walks in the gifts of healings and deliverance, raising the dead. All by grace, we never worked for it and we didn't even know who the Holy was. Praise to Jesus.

[ciciciel]

I' was so dry and thirsting for God's words so I was praying and fasting to Jesus for guidance.
Your video pops up in the notification this afternoon after watching this video I pray to Jesus for the gift of tongue and read the bible n went for a short nap Jesus appear in my dream. I woke up and pray to Jesus suddenly I started speaking in tongue for the first time in my life and it goes on more hour it was an amazing experience. thank you vihan for your wonderful video.Dear brother and sister in christ please remember in your prayer.

[feministiqe]

I just read 1 Corinthians 14 and prayed after watching this video and I received the gift of interpretation. I received the gift of tongues four days ago, after 4.5 years of being saved. I really wanted to understand what I was saying. The Holy Spirit is so good and so kind, and truly, if we ask with faith, God will not withhold from us. I did as she said in this video, and I asked God. Immediately I received the gift.
I can speak tongues conversationally as I do English and understand it as I do English, and I can also pray and hear the words shortly after in English in my mind. It’s very beautiful and poetic. And it’s very beautiful to be able to speak to God in my own spiritual tongue that was uniquely made for me. ❤
Thank you for sharing the knowledge with us all.

[VihanDamaris]

These are amazing gifts, nothing to be scared of! Hear my story, and share yours. :)

[shanimarais]

I e been blessed with this beautiful gift, but when I speak to God, the words don't form in my head, they just come out and I hear it for the first time wn I verbalize it. I am also praying for the gift of interpretation. I was praying for a friend one day and she was agreeing with every word I was praying. When I was done she asked me how I knew what to pray for, when I told her I didn't know what I was saying because I was praying in tongues, she argued saying I spoke in her home language, which is Afrikaans. God is good and so powerful. It may sound morbid, but I cant wait to go "home". May Gods blessings be upon everyone. In Jesus' name. Amen

[serakelz]

I love how you speak of God.
I got saved last year and I got the gift of tongues later, but I heard people say that sometimes we could be speaking evil tongues. That scared me a while, but when I’m in deep worship and prayer the tongues come and I cannot doubt it is God on my heart.

[rebeccariverarivera]

At the end of an evangelical service, people passed foward to be prayed for. Among them was my sister.
The evangelist prayed for my sister who speaks both spanish and english, and brought her a Word from God.. At the end of the service my sister had a chance to speak to the evangelist and told her, I didn't know you speak spanish, being that you are an american, and to my sister's amazement, the evangelist responded, "I don't speak spanish". My sister said, but you spoke to me in spanish when you prayed for me. At that moment things became clear. The evangelist prayed in tongues. But that is not what was so amazing. God brought a Word of confrontation about a personal issue in my sister's life. Something she did not want anyone to know about.
Now, two of my sister's friends were standing by her side when the evangelist prayed for her so she figured that they had heard what the Lord had revealed her.
When the service finished, my sister told her friends, so now you know. I guess you heard what the evangelist said. But to her surprise, they both said. What do you mean? My sister said, the message the evangelist gave me. And both said, we don't know what she told you. She was speaking in tongues when she prayed for you.
The thing is that these two friends speak spanish also! God didn't allow them to understand the message.
God wasn't there to put my sister to shame.
He was just there to confront and correct her, but in a discreet. loving way.
My sister shared this testimony with me. And I must say. I was shocked! God is amazing! And this greatness of tongues, is beyond words!

[shaniegoodwin]

Our Father is so soothing. One reason why I enjoy him dearly Hallelujahh

[Dr.Nathan]

You can't really imagine how your videos are helping me and other people for sure. I really want to pray for you. Please keep going on.

[pl]

Okay, little sister. I totally agree with you, because the gift of the Spirit, is God's love shown in us.

[dytschannel]

It's 4am and I'm shedding tears! I've waited for this gift for many years(20+), I did everything they told me( desire, pray, fast, respond to alter calls...). Maybe there is still one more thing to do...He'll reveal it! I love God so dearly

[sangeetakujur]

I'm so happy for you.... May each one of us receive his HOLY SPIRIT and the blessings.... someday he'll lift me high as my faith shakes but he never leaves cry for myself how weak i am....

[vendelvoices]

I received the gift of praying in tonques during a praying and fasting conference in the Netherlands. I went there to find out more about God. At first i wanted to quit and go home, i thought it was mindcontrol or brainwashing.. it was to weird for me.
So i went home, on the parkinglot near my car the Holy Spirit spoke and said i thought you were giving this a chance ?..
So i went back in and finished the conference. In a few days i Learnd to let the Holy Spirit pray and leave my own thoughts out of it.
Now i like to do it, its a great gift !
It helped me in a sticky situation were i was almost attacked by a aggressive man.. i started praying in tonques and he turned and walked away.
Thank you JESUS !!

[deborahwinifred]

You're being an inspiration to young people. Keep following his voice. Blessed by your video. Love 💜

[judsjo]

Your love for our Lord is so beautiful

[DD-bjbt]

Beautiful testimony. I am in tears of joy. I got the gift of speaking in tongues on resurrection Sunday 2022 and will never forget that wonderful feeling of God's love surrounding me. I was blessed with the vision of him sitting on his throne just looking on me and immediately I fell to my knees speaking in heavenly language and worshipping him. I will never forget that beautiful experience. God bless you!

[renjitjayamohan]

Me and wife were really wondering what the gift of tongues and if we really need it. Went though a lot of videos, talked to many. But your explanation makes perfect sense, is the most biblical in its application. Now we believe in this gift and long for it (along with the gift of interpretation). Thank you so much Vihan. God bless you 🙏

[Drooblemeister]

I can testify that sometimes God brings tongues to us when we are not even seeking it. I was a theology student, burnt out, bible-knowledge and bible-science crammed into my brain. I went on a mission trip to Australia. I was alone one night by myself and suddenly felt this indescribable heavenly presence flood me and come on me and suddenly without even trying, I involuntarily started saying and uttering words I couldn't understand, it felt scary and overwhelmingly peaceful at the same time. It was the Holy Spirit coming upon me and praying through me. Never heard tongues before, never asked for tongues, never thought it would happen to me and yet, not closed to the Lord, I knew it was biblical. That was 13 years ago and more recently it feels it has become less and less frequent, I feel I need a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit in my life now, but God did change me that night and felt alot more fire for the Lord, boldness, easier to hear His voice, and easier to witness to people after that moment. The lesson for all should be if an unlikely candidate like myself can get baptized in the Holy Spirit in this way and be given the gift of tongues, it can happen to anyone, it might just happen at the time you are least expecting it!

[aeroclef]

The way you talk and your voice are both a combination of such a satisfying feeling to everyone who watches your video. You’re a wonderful and a sweet woman of God. God bless you! ❤️✨