Pastor John,
I have had this question for many years.
I speak in other tongues but never experienced the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
A brother prayed for me one time for the baptism in the Holy spirit and asked me to start speaking out by faith in tongues. I didn’t feel anything or notice any change but I could speak in tongues. I can still speak in tongues 20 years later.
Is this experience right ?
Shouldn’t I know if I have been baptized in the Holy Spirit?
Thank you,
God bless you,
Daniel
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Hi Daniel.
Yes, you should know that you have received Jesus’ baptism, but God does things His own way, and so, we can only say what we think or how we feel about such matters. We here do not believe in teaching people to speak in tongues or in telling people when to speak in tongues. Also, I have made it my practice never to tell people whether or not they have received the Spirit. That is the Spirit’s job.
It does, however, sound to me as if you did receive the baptism of the Spirit, but that is all I can say about it. If it means anything to you, you are by no means the only person who has experienced what you are experiencing. My advice to you and to them is that to continue to seek the Lord about this, and I will pray with you that Jesus will make things clear and certain.
God bless you, and let me know if there is anything else I can do for you.
Pastor John