Prayer

And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.      ~   Acts 2:4

So, you’ve been filled with the Holy Ghost, now what?  Well, the Bible tells us when the disciples were filled with the Holy Ghost they began to speak with tongues.  Now that you’re filled with the Holy Spirit you not only have begun to speak with tongues, but you should continue speaking with tongues on a daily basis.  I don’t know that there is a day that goes by without me speaking in tongues.

According to scriptures, tongues builds us up.  It edifies and improves us.  It brings rest and refreshing to our lives.  It’s the only way you can allow your spirit man to pray.  When we pray in tongues we are praying with the Holy Spirit’s understanding.  That’s better than praying with your own understanding any way you slice it!  So let me encourage you, now that you are filled with the Holy Spirit, spend time everyday praying in other tongues.

And it came to pass, that, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, one of Hs disciples said unto Him, Lord, teach us to pray.   ~  Luke 11:1

Notice that as great a teacher and preacher that Jesus was, as great a miracle worker that He was, His disciples are never recorded as asking Him to teach them how to preach or to teach them how to work miracles.  What they did ask Him though, was to teach them how to pray.  Perhaps they were more impressed with His prayer life than anything else. 

What an irony that prayer seems to be the thing that least impresses His disciples today.  They may be impressed with teaching or with miracles, but don’t really have time for prayer.  Someone said, “It is more important that men learn to pray than they gain a college education.”  I’m not knocking college, it can be very helpful, but learning to pray is far more important.  When you know how to pray you can get yourself out of any crisis of life!