How to Pray in the Spirit

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Prayer is a powerful and wonderful tool used by believers to communicate with God. This article will provide instructions on how to pray in the Spirit.

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How to Pray in the Spirit

Step 1

Praying in the Spirit requires that you have the Holy Spirit living inside of you. Because of man's sinfulness, we are unable to have communion with our Holy and perfect God. For this reason, God sent His only Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross and bear the penalty of our sins. In the Bible, Romans 10:9 states "That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." Salvation requires more than just head knowledge, it is a life-altering belief. We must admit our sin and acknowledge Jesus as our Savior.
Step 2

Accept Jesus Christ as your personal Savior. He will forgive your sins and become a mediator between you and God. When you receive Christ as your Savior, you will receive the Holy Spirit, which was promised to us by Jesus when He predicted is death on the cross. In the book of John, in the Bible, it states: "If you love me, you will obey what I command. And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Counselor to be with you forever— the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you."
Step 3

Pray. Once you have received Jesus as your Savior, you will be able to pray in the Spirit.

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on 5/27/2009 Praying in the spirit is speaking in tongues. Acts chapter 2(pentecost) is the birth of the church and it ushered in the grace administration, which you and i are in. The comforter that Jesus spoke of is holy spirit that holy spirit is in everyone who confesses Jesus is Lord and God raised him from the dead (romans10:9-10).If anybody after confessing romans 10:9 wants to speak in tongues(pray in spirit) just thank God then speak and the words that come out will be the words that the lord is pouring out to your spirit, which is also known as perfect prayer,praise to God,the wonderful secrets of God, etc. The words that come out wont be any language that you know but it will be praying in the spirit, it takes action on your part you have to open your mouth and just speak and then the words will come. Remember God has given us all free will so you have to act, James 2:14-17 faith with o...