Jeremiah TiptonFounder in president of David Hernandez ministries

Holy Spirit Won't Force You

1 May 2025 · 1 min

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In this brief teaching, the speaker confronts a common Christian misunderstanding that the Holy Spirit will forcibly cause believers to speak in tongues. He clarifies that any spiritual gift, including speaking in tongues, requires personal faith, active participation, and trust in God rather than passive waiting. Emphasizing that believers must submit and act in faith, he challenges listeners to begin practicing speaking by faith, trusting the Holy Spirit to fill their words. The segment concludes by directing viewers to the resource “Holy Spirit: God Within You” at encounterthespirit.com for further learning about spiritual gifts.

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One of the biggest misconceptions that Christians have is that the Holy Spirit is gonna come upon them, he's gonna grab hold of their mouth and force them to use the gift of tongues. That's just not the way it works. Any spiritual gift, in fact, any spiritual act requires faith. It requires your participation. It requires your action, your trust in God to say, okay, I may not understand all of the dynamics of how this works, but that doesn't mean I'm just gonna sit by and wait for him to do everything. I'm going to involve myself by submitting myself and choosing to act in faith. And so now I challenge you to begin. Begin to release those syllables and sounds by faith, trusting that the Holy Spirit will fill them. To learn more about the gifts of the Holy Spirit, get Holy Spirit: God Within You at encounterthespirit.com.