USED AGAIN FOR THE LORD - Tongues strengthens the inner man!

     Early one Monday morning January 2015, God awoke me from my sleep, and the Holy Spirit was active.   The Lord God Almighty had me in an inward focus (a trance) with my face down in bed as He spoke a prayer loud and direct that surrounded me, and if it had been audible for my husband to hear, he would have sat right up in bed and freaked out!  I believe God was bringing me alongside in agreement with Him.  He spoke very firmly and strong for a 'spirit' of something to come upon a specific pastor that God had called me just two days earlier (with my husband by my side) to bring a word of warning and exhortation to from the Lord.
     Right after the Lord God Almighty spoke that prayer with a voice of authority,  He knew I was upset about what had been prayed against this pastor.  So, the Holy Spirit gently and quietly (from within me) said, “chatanu” (cha-ta-nah)  and said, "Speak it." I spoke the word over and over again as I got up from bed.  As I was getting out of bed, the Holy Spirit impressed upon me that I was speaking in Hebrew.  He then put it on my heart to go get the translation off the computer.  As I went, God put Elohim upon my heart, so I began to say “Elohim chatanu” which means, “God we have sinned!”
     One interesting point is that as I went through the day, the Holy Spirit could work through me much more powerfully as I had been strengthened in the inner man through the gift of tongues.  Later that day, I ended up in line behind a young man (in his 20's) that was buying only alcohol.  The Spirit began to directly me in a way I had only been led once before, and I said while pointing to the alcohol, "If you had Jesus, you would not need this anymore!" 
    As the conversation went on between the young man and myself, the Holy Spirit of God spoke clear to me at one point that I share how to receive Jesus as his Savior.   Ultimately this young man shared with me that he was seeking for the Truth.  I believe today he is a Believer in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior!

    Friday came around (of that same week), and at my Bible Study as we worshiped, I began to pray with my mind and heart as usual for those He wanted me to lift up to Him. I watched and listened as many of the ladies spokr in tongues. God began to lead me to pray for warlocks and witches - that God would bind and weaken all their demons and deal with them as He saw fit.  I sought this for all warlocks and witches across the globe - that this would be the time that many of these people would come to Him.

     I noticed a young woman speak something in English that came in agreement with how I was praying.   I realized it, and asked her what she had said, but she could not remember...the unity of the Holy Spirit always amazes me!

    Just a few days later, as I was going through my email, I came across a specific email from the Jewish Voice Ministries. This email had been sent just a couple days before our Friday Bible Study, and they had requested Believers to pray for their move into Woliso, Ethiopia where witchcraft was very prevalent. They were asking for prayer coverage!  God obviously knew this was a need for that very day, so as the Spirit led, I prayed out with my mind, not with tongues.
   

    God kept me from experience tongues until He asked me to say, "Chatanu," because He wanted me to learn the truth of what Paul was trying to tell us in the Word of God.  I had to acknowledge that praying with our hearts/minds is more important than praying in tongues.  We should seek God first in our own tongue, and once that is exhausted, let the Spirit lead in tongues.
     Tongues should not be forced, but only used for personal edification to prepare you for facing a battle.  It is part of putting on the Full Armour of God!  God will bring it to your heart if He wants you to speak in tongues.   He knows more than we do when we need this spiritual edification!   But if you are not facing a battle ahead, you must pray with your mind and heart as the Holy Spirit leads!