Tongues...I Never Thought to Ask This...

[Dichotomy Girl]

Of those of you here that have spoken in tongues, do your tongues always sound the same? When I got the HG back in 1999ish, my tongues sounded a certain way, and continued to for about a year of so, when they changed. My ex-husband was actually the one to bring it to my attention, as he used to mock the sound of me speaking in tongues saying telling me one night that I "no longer sounded like a stuttering goat" (no, my current husband is the Atheist, this was the apostolic one).

To the best of my knowledge they stayed relatively the same through the years, until today, right in the middle of spontaneous praying in the spirit. (Of the "God I am going to lose my mind if something doesn't give" type).

It was a significant and obvious change right in the middle of a "sentence".

This was particularly interesting to me because of what I posted a few years ago:

http://www.apostolicfriendsforum.com...ad.php?t=41166

When I mentioned some sudden doubts that I was having about the whole tongues thing. This was never really resolved, I just stuck a pin in it and put it on the board labeled "Things that are spiritually meaningful to me that I don't understand" (Or possibly "Things that I do even though I can't explain why")

Anyway, I'd love to hear about anyone else's experiences...

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by Dichotomy Girl

Of those of you here that have spoken in tongues, do your tongues always sound the same? When I got the HG back in 1999ish, my tongues sounded a certain way, and continued to for about a year of so, when they changed. My ex-husband was actually the one to bring it to my attention, as he used to mock the sound of me speaking in tongues saying telling me one night that I "no longer sounded like a stuttering goat" (no, my current husband is the Atheist, this was the apostolic one).

To the best of my knowledge they stayed relatively the same through the years, until today, right in the middle of spontaneous praying in the spirit. (Of the "God I am going to lose my mind if something doesn't give" type).

It was a significant and obvious change right in the middle of a "sentence".

This was particularly interesting to me because of what I posted a few years ago:

http://www.apostolicfriendsforum.com...ad.php?t=41166

When I mentioned some sudden doubts that I was having about the whole tongues thing. This was never really resolved, I just stuck a pin in it and put it on the board labeled "Things that are spiritually meaningful to me that I don't understand" (Or possibly "Things that I do even though I can't explain why")

Anyway, I'd love to hear about anyone else's experiences...

I've noticed slight changes from time to time that seemed like new words being added

[Aquila]

I believe the inner man matures in God and sometimes this is reflected in the tone and manner of tongues.

However, something I remember happening just prior to experiencing the gift of interpretation was a "change" in the tone and manner of my tongues. It would come and go. It was almost like a conversation taking place in me. My tongues were soft and pleading. The others were strong and authorative. One night while in prayer this began happening and I prayed for God to reveal what it was about. Suddenly, I began to get what I can only call "impressions" with regards to their meaning. After this experience, at various times, I would receive impressions of the meaning of a given tongue.

That was the beginning of my experience with the gift of interpretation.

[n david]

Since tongues is, or should be, "as the Spirit gives utterance," it is possible that it can change.

[Disciple4life]

When I first spoke in tongues it did sound the same for awhile. Very quickly I decided I was not letting the Holy Spirit use my tongue, I was just repeating the first initial thing that I learned in the Spirit. I went back seeking just like I did the first time and I let the HG use me without putting up any barriers or my own self will. WOW my tongues changed immediately! Once again God was using me as his instrument.

God wants to give me a new song every day! Now if I pray in tongues and it sounds the same I give in to the HG, tear down my walls and pride and I always sound different every single time. If you pray in tongues and it sounds the same then you are not praying in tongues enough.

All my comments are my own opinion. I am not trying to hurt any bodies feeling. I am just trying to help others out with my story.

[MarieA27]

When I first got the Holy Ghost, I've spoke in many different tongues. Sometimes I speak in tongues that sound similar, and sometimes not. Almost every time the spirit is on me, I speak in different tongues, some sounds like Hebrew, middle eastern languages, various Asian languages, I mostly recognize Vietnamese, etc. If it always sounds the same, it makes me feel that it's me, and not me letting the Spirit manifest and move through me.

[houston]

I miss my tongue from age 15-16.

[Abiding Now]

Just the experience of speaking in tongues is so awesome to me and I've never really tried to figure out what kind of language it might or might not be. I just feel that the Holy Ghost is making intersession for ME! What a cleansing! What power!

[Dichotomy Girl]

Thanks for all the responses!

[Jermyn Davidson]

It bothers me that mine usually sound the same.

It also bothers me that, over the years, several have commented on my tongues-- as in they sound different from everyone else's.

They do sound different from alot of others, the syllables don't sound the same as others, and kind of hard to break down-- sounds like a bunch of la, la, la's to me-- but it isn't la, la, la's it's the closest that I can come up with. That and I can pick up on a "ya da"-- but it seems that I say a bunch of "ah" as in apple sounds. There is a variation in the intensity, but not too much that I can differentiate in the actual "sylabalization."

Like I said, others have commented to me and it has made me a bit self-conscious at times.