Maybe I’m the only one that ever had this issue. For a long time, I questioned whether I had actually spoken in tongues. Until recently I was under the impression that you should understand what you are saying when speaking in other tongues. I’m not sure why I have always thought that. No one has ever told me that. At the same time, no one has disputed it until recently. So, I allowed myself to miss out on the blessings of speaking in tongues. I was afraid that I was doing it myself. When I spoke in tongues, I often tried to analyze it. I wanted to see if I was saying the same things as before. I also tried to grasp any meaning from the words. I can honestly say that my tongues have never changed over the years. It is always the same. I now realize it’s 100% the Holy Spirit, not myself. So, tongues are more often part of my praise. I have heard of other people hearing someone speaking in tongues. It was their language, so they understood the person speaking. The accounts have always said that the person was proclaiming the goodness of God and His great wonders. How amazing it would be to hear that. You would know that the person proclaiming it was speaking in a heavenly language.

I haven’t been drunk in the spirit since I was a teenager. I remember holding conversations with other people that were also drunk in the spirit. I didn’t know what we were saying, but you can tell that our souls were talking to one another. Sometimes they would say something funny, and I would laugh. There is no way to describe that feeling. When all you can do is speak with tongues, it just won’t come out normal even if you try. I haven’t seen someone drunk in the spirit for a while. I know it’s still possible because my God never changes. Perhaps it was easier as a kid because I had the faith of a child back then. Maybe people just don’t think it’s desirable or necessary. For that, I would have to say nay. I have never felt closer to God than at those times and that feeling is indescribable.