{"id":4920,"date":"2024-11-28T00:09:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T00:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/testamentoflove.org\/?p=4920"},"modified":"2024-11-28T00:10:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T00:10:05","slug":"my-spirit-prays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testamentoflove.org\/index.php\/wow\/word_of_the_week_post\/my-spirit-prays\/","title":{"rendered":"My Spirit Prays"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>\u201cFor if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful. What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.\u201d. I Corinthians 14:14-15<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I was newly born again, I would end praying wondering if my prayers were really connecting with God. After all, why would God Almighty actually listen to me? At the end of my prayers there was always that lingering question; and I wanted more than questions and theory. I wanted reality! If we\u2019re being honest, I think this describes many in the Body of Christ who desire a real prayer life rather than a theoretical one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In those days I read scriptures about speaking in tongues, the baptism in the Holy Spirit, and the gifts of the Spirit. I remember feeling like an outsider looking in\u2026 my own prayers left me with more questions than answers. Then I read this scripture in I Corinthians 14:14\u2026 \u201c<em>my spirit prays\u2026\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;I suddenly became aware that there was a spiritual dimension to prayer I had yet to explore!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I saw that whether we pray in an unknown tongue, or with our understanding, the Bible says nothing about God <em>willing <\/em>us to pray, or <em>God initiating our prayers.<\/em> Paul said \u201c<em><strong>I Will <\/strong><\/em><em>FOUR TIMES IN ONE VERSE!<\/em> \u2026 Paul said that he was praying as an act of&nbsp;<em>his<\/em>&nbsp;own will and<em> volition<\/em>, whether he was praying in tongues, or whether he was praying with his understanding! He said, <em><strong>I Will&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em>pray with the spirit, and <em><strong>I Will<\/strong><\/em> pray with the understanding,&nbsp;<em><strong>I Will<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;sing with the spirit\u2026&nbsp;<em><strong>I Will<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;sing with the understanding\u2026\u201d Paul also told us that when we pray in an unknown tongue it\u2019s our spirit praying\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unknown tongues is an amazing dimension to prayer that is available to all believers! Acts 2:39 states: <em>\u201c<\/em><em>For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the&nbsp;<\/em><em>Lord<\/em><em>&nbsp;our God shall call.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have a will and a desire for a richer fellowship with God, more answers than questions, and to go beyond theory and enjoy the reality of connecting with God in prayer, it all happens when you allow your spirit to pray\u2026 according to the Bible\u2026 \u201c<em>When I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prays!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Love,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pastor Tom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-127c5ea25c8f6a48b9b3f8eebedef898\"><strong>Kingdom Business<\/strong> <strong>is Eternal<\/strong>, as are the rewards that come from God. If this ministry has been a blessing to you, please consider partnering with us in prayer, as the Lord leads you, or in financial support. Please visit our website at <a href=\"https:\/\/testamentoflove.org\/\">www.testamentoflove.org<\/a> to learn more about this ministry! <em>Luke 6:38<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cFor if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful. What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.\u201d. 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