"I wish you all spoke with tongues....For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understand is unfruitful. What is the conclusion then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding....I thank my God I speak with tongues more than you all...." (The Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 14)
There are those who believe that praying in other tongues is not necessary "at best," or of the devil, at worst. They are people who prefer to live in their minds, viz., "the understanding." I prefer to live in the spirit/Spirit, with whatever our Lord Jesus Christ provides for any "understanding."
Father, in Jesus' Name, I thank You for any "understanding" which You give to me. I desire so much, however, to also walk in what I cannot understand. Amen.
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
