Thread: Do you ever pray in tongues silently?

Originally Posted by GodismyJudge

I don't know about anybody else but whenever I pray in tongues even "silently" or "under my breath", one thing I have noticed is that my tongue is moving, even if it is ever so slightly. It can be quite rapid, but not noticeable.
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Yeah. I can force it not to but it does so naturally.

Originally Posted by GodismyJudge

Exactly!

"Force" is the right word for it, it seems quite "un-natural" for me to not move my tongue.

That's why its called tongues

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Originally Posted by krystian

Soooo...Curly Sue and me are the only ones here that have ever prayed in tongues silently? Anyone else on occasion?

No, I pray in the Spirit quite often, under my breath.

Originally Posted by Nikos

I speak in tongues silently within my spirit quite often. There are times it is not appropriate to speak out loud. In fact, there are few times my spirit isn't praying, praising or tongues. It is part of walking in the Spirit.

Well said!

Originally Posted by Colonel

I said "add voice to the speech". Even if the wording is strange, it's still comprehensible.

It makes perfect sense. We all pray silently every day (I assume...I hope we all do) adding tongues to that is the same thing.

I find it difficult to pray in tongues silently...the unction is to 'let breath flow'. I tend to think it is a spiritual release...as others said, difficult to restrain the tongue..

The tongue is an unruly member and IMHO this is one key purpose of speaking in tongues...it is a deep surrender...one that takes us to a new depth of relationship.

Good topic though...will ponder this more

Originally Posted by Colonel

Yeah. I can force it not to but it does so naturally.

Originally Posted by GodismyJudge

Exactly!

"Force" is the right word for it, it seems quite "un-natural" for me to not move my tongue.

There is a reason it has to be forced not to move. Because it's not 'natural' to keep the tongue from moving. It's intended to be done by the tongue and come out the mouth. But one can do it very quietly. I clench my teeth to keep my lips from moving but my tongue is still moving and it's a slight whisper that you'd have to put your ear to my mouth to hear.

Am I saying I can't do it in my mind only? I can, I just never do. I think there could be some debate about the effectiveness of tongues and prayer in the mind only, especially when you consider 'authority' and how it is released.