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For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
15What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
PRAY WITH MY SPIRIT – PRAY WITH MY MIND / 1 CORINTHIANS 14:14-15
Paul refers to his own experience and private use of tongues. “I pray with my spirit” means to pray in tongues with one’s own spirit under the impulse (influence and anointing) of the Holy Spirit. The believer’s spirit prays as the Holy Spirit gives the words and motivation (1 Corinthians 12:7, 11; Acts 2:4). Praying in tongues on a regular basis will build and strengthen one’s spiritual life (1 Corinthians 14:4) because it involves speaking on a spiritual level (1 Corinthians 14:2, 14, 28). Praying in the Spirit can make our prayers more effective. When we do not have the words to fully express our desires and concerns to God, The Holy Spirit can pray through us (Romans 8:26; Romans 8:27). Although we may not see things clearly, the Holy Spirit does; and He knows exactly what to say and do. When Spirit-filled Christians use their “prayer language” in private times with God, the Holy Spirit is actually praying through them in perfect agreement with God’s character, desires and purposes. Although they do not understand what is communicated, they can be confident that this language expresses exactly what is needed. Paul used tongues not only for praying, but also for singing, praising and giving thanks to God (1 Corinthians 14:14-16). To “pray with my mind” means to pray and praise with a language the speaker knows and understands, yet it is also prayer guided and motivated by the Holy Spirit.
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