γλῶσσα glōssa, gloce-sah’; of uncertain affinity; the tongue; by implication, a language (specially, one NATURALLY UNACQUIRED):—tongue.  

Acts 2:4 (KJV): And THEY were ALL filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak WITH OTHER TONGUES, as THE SPIRIT GAVE THEM utterance.  

Once upon a time, I visited a fellowship to support a mentee who invited me to an evening gathering.  As I sat there and embraced my communion with the Holy Spirit, a man walked up to me and begin to whisper in my ear, “Yield, yield! Just begin to say bah-bah-bah-bah-bah…”  Then, he starts to do what he calls speaking in tongues.  

I’d heard that sound of babbling before; it was acquired via a method of teaching people to speak in tongues.  As I acknowledged his efforts with a nod, I graciously tuned him out and continued to adjoin myself with the Holy Spirit.  While focusing on The Words of Truth Revealed, I was progressively engulfed into a sea of thankfulness.  

Words, phrases, declarative sentences, and exclamatory statements set my spirit on fire!  The Holy Ghost filled me and gave me utterance.  Now, this wasn’t my first filling; but for this “once upon a time” experience, I was filled.  After my gift of utterance, between I and the Holy Ghost, the man says, “Oh! You already know how to speak in tongues?”  I acknowledged with a nod and continued to commune with The Spirit of Truth.  

Yesterday morning, around the 4:43 a.m. hour, I was approached by a bald spirit.  Yes, bald, not bold!  It had a whole lot to say, and lacked a whole lot of power.  I had my baby in my left arm and stretched out my right hand and arm and was, once again, filled with the Holy Ghost and was given utterance.  

My spirit oozed on over to this natural realm, and I heard my sleeping self speaking in a naturally unacquired language.  SELAH!  I’ve never heard this distinct dialect.  It almost frightened “me,” but “I” was not afraid.  SELAH!  I kept speaking into the atmosphere.  After a few moments, me went back to sleep.  

I pronounce that to say this: don’t LET someone – anyone – try to TEACH you what only the The Holy Spirit can GIVE you.  Tune them out and LET the Spirit of Truth GUIDE you into ALL truth.  BE filled! Selah!

© 2018 Angela M. Smith