When you pray in tongues, keeping your mind focused on the subject of your prayer is very important. It's akin to the operation of the Spirit in the stretching forth of hands in the Old Testament. For example, God told Moses to stretch forth his hand over the sea and divide it (Exodus 14:16).
On several other occasions, He instructed them to stretch forth their hands to cause things to happen (Read Exodus 7:19, Exodus 8:5, Joshua 8:18). He was showing in the Old Testament that the power of God can be directed with your hands. The power goes in the direction of your hands.
But the higher level of that is the mind. Your mind does far more than the stretching forth of your hands. That's why the pollution of the mind is one of Satan's biggest strategies. If he can pollute your mind and make your mind ineffective, then your mind won't be an effective tool to direct the power of God.
It's one of the reasons God wants you to maintain the purity of your
mind. The purer the mind, the more refined and effective it is in
directing and communicating the power of the Spirit.
So, when you
pray in tongues, set your mind over that thing you want the Spirit of
God to channel His energy and power to. If your mind wanders, steer it
back. If the wrong picture comes to your mind, cast it off. Discipline
your mind. Every so often, you say, In the Name of Jesus, my mind is
set on course!
Of course when you pray in tongues of the Spirit, your spirit is edified, even when your mind wanders without a focus. But there's a difference when you need to direct the power of the Spirit towards a particular end: your mind's vision is then required. So, in prayer, learn to set your mind on course, and your victories and testimonies will be endless. Hallelujah!
PRAYER:
Righteous Father, thank you for the blessing of speaking in tongues, by which I communicate with you in heavenly vocabulary, to cause a change in my world. In prayer, by the power of the Spirit, I exercise control over my mind, emotions and my entire faculties, to be synchronized with your will, purpose and timing, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY: 1 CORINTHIANS 14:14-15; ISAIAH 26:3
DAILY SCRIPTURE READING
1 Year Bible Reading Plan:
Luke 14:1-24 & Judges 17-18
2 Year Bible Reading Plan:
Mark 2:1-12 & Leviticus 14
