One of the leaders was with me, praying and speaking in tongues. At first I was just kind of freaked out, but then somehow it started to seem not so strange. I didn't understand what she was saying or anything, but suddenly I burst out crying. It was a happy kind of crying though, because I knew something major was happening. I felt a nice, warm feeling in my chest, and my hands felt like they were shaking, but when I looked at them I could see that they weren't. I felt the same sensation in my feet. It wasn't a bad experience. It felt so wonderful. I'm just trying to figure out what it was.
2007-12-21 12:23:19 · 21 answers · asked by Rebbie 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Thanks to everyone who took my question seriously. I still haven't found exactly the answer I'm looking for, though.
Keep 'em coming!
2007-12-21 14:41:54 · update #1
Euphoria. It is common among most religions and social groups in one form or another.
2007-12-21 12:39:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It was either a manifestation of God's Holy Spirit or it was a counterfeit Satanic spirit. There's no way to tell for sure. Having a "good feeling" doesn't prove anything. When God's Holy Spirit moves there is usually some kind of revelation of truth that leads to holy living. But like I said, maybe the leader was praying for your comfort in tongues or something like that. Or it could be another "spirit" seeking to seduce people away from the true Spirit of God. The Bible says that in a church setting people shouldn't speak in tongues unless there is someone to interpret.
1 Corinthians 14:27 If anyone speaks in a tongue, two or at the most three should speak, one at a time, and someone must interpret. 28 If there is no interpreter, the speaker should keep quiet in the church and speak to himself and God.
2007-12-21 12:30:55 · answer #2 · answered by Martin S 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
When I married my husband five years, I had never experienced anyone speaking in tongues. I, too, was frightened at first but that feeling left pretty quickly.
You experienced the holy ghost and it left you feeling the way you did. Don't be afraid of it! Hopefully you will continue enjoying that kind of feeling and seek out the Holy Ghost for yourself one day through prayer.
2007-12-27 15:40:48 · answer #3 · answered by polkcindy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it was the Holy Spirit moving with in you. And u actually taking note of it. It also happened 2 one of my friends at youth group so don't think your alone. If I was you I would talk to the pastor or minister of you church (probably the one praying at the time would be good.
2007-12-21 13:37:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you could not understand what your leader was saying, then they were not speaking in tongues.
The nonsensical babble that you hear people do nowadays when they claim to be "speaking in tongues" has NOTHING to do with what speaking in tongues was as described in the scriptures.
According to the Bible, the PURPOSE of speaking in tongues was for evangelists to be able to pass the word of God on to those who don't speak or understand his language. The "holy spirit" would descend upon him and he would be able to speak to them in their own language, even if he had never heard or studied the language before. "Speaking in tongues" has NOTHING to do with nonsensical babble, and anyone who tells you differently is deceived and/or is deceiving you.
What happened to you was an emotional reaction to you being under the illusion that you were seeing some sort of miracle, and most likely some sort of fear fight-or-flight response at seeing someone behaving insanely. (*Anyone* who sees someone behaving like that feels some sort of fear/intimidation, even if they believe that the person isn't insane. It is not normal human behavior, and our brains are not wired to see someone behaving like that without being somewhat afraid of it.)
2007-12-21 13:40:35 · answer #5 · answered by Jess H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are telling the truth then only you know what happened to you. I believe you were touched by Christ, and no human can understand that. I am amazed that as you listening to the leader speak in tongues it seemed strange. And then it seemed no so strange. Speaking in tongues is a gift form God. But it is a way to communicate to God when our natural language fails to communicate prayer to God.
God bless you and grow in the Lord.
I fell under the power of the Spirit only once in my life. That never happened since. What you experience is real. Only non believer try to get you to think you did it. But you and I know differently. We experienced a power that is not of man but of God.
2007-12-21 12:41:02 · answer #6 · answered by Uncle Remus 54 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
ok, first you need to merely cool down. you're dropping sleep, for one difficulty, and that would make your recommendations play tricks on you. you may have gentle hallucinations (like questioning something struck you or poked you in mattress), and your judgement is somewhat cloudy. It makes you IRRITABLE- you're cranky, not possessed. And paranoia is a uncomplicated bi-manufactured from loss of sleep to flow alongside with irritability. the certainty which you seem creative and dark is merely making your concerns that far greater colourful and creepy. next, this is positive for strange issues to take place in the city. working into human beings on a in many situations used foundation, notwithstanding in the event that they don't look to be residing close to you, isn't mystical. this is coincidental. that's why we've the be conscious. in any different case human beings could call it "magic". "hey, i replaced into merely conversing approximately so n so, then bumped into them on the industry- and that they stay to tell the story the different side of city! Its greater of that magic!" No, merely astounding occurrences. not something to get worked up over. that happens to anybody one time or yet another. As for the graveyard...you think of in each and each of the centuries human beings having graveyards, each and every person who has spent time in a single at any time of day or nighttime brings back a ghost or demon? No. they're merely creepy because of the fact this is the place we bury ineffective human beings. There are no ghosts or demons there. And if there have been, we'd have no graveyards anymore because of the fact human beings could have caught directly to hauntings and possessions 1000's of years in the past! additionally, no possible be groundskeepers or proprietors of them for worry of hauntings! So, somewhat. merely loosen up. attempt to get a common nights sleep. do not drink caffeine or noticeably spiced meals in previous due day/night. do not artwork out at nighttime near to mattress time, and check out to easily do some deep respiration around the time you flow to mattress. this is totally enjoyable- merely take ten to 20 deep breaths, slowly.
2016-10-02 05:51:59 · answer #7 · answered by quellette 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only you know what you had experience not the thought's of others in this room.I believe you and God was giving you the power of His love and maybe a Angel was by your side with the Holy Spirit. I care for your words of faith. You keep strong because Jesus loves you.Your friend in Jesus. Bibleman.
2007-12-21 12:41:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It was nothing but your emotions going haywire. Your leader was not speaking in tongues if you did not know what he was saying. the bible states that if god was speaking through him to you in an unknown tongue then you would be able to discern what was being said. Or that god would at least provide an interpreter.
2007-12-21 12:29:31 · answer #9 · answered by Biker4Life 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
The Holy Spirit revealed Himself to you in a personal way. He let you see you from God's eyes.
2007-12-21 12:31:07 · answer #10 · answered by Jeff M 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋