Praying in Tongues for Healing

Part 3 of 3 by Don Bell | ⏱️ 11 minute read

As we conclude our series, praying in tongues for healing presents the culmination of everything we've learned about this supernatural gift. Building upon the foundations, practical applications, and benefits covered in Parts 1 and 2, we'll examine how this extraordinary gift of tongues transcends our natural understanding, offering a direct connection to God's healing power.

Whether you're seeking emotional healing, physical wellness, or spiritual strengthening, this comprehensive article will show you how the practice of praying in unknown tongues can transform your life and deepen your relationship with God. Let's explore this powerful spiritual practice that has changed countless lives throughout Christian history.

Understanding Praying in Tongues for Healing: Release Perfect Prayers

Are you searching for a powerful, life-changing practice to overcome your weaknesses? Look no further than praying in tongues for healing, also known as praying in the Holy Spirit.

Praying in the Spirit is a powerful spiritual practice that bypasses our intellect and enables us to align our hearts with God's perfect will, free from the influence of negative emotions and imperfect intent. It cleanses our souls by exposing our weaknesses and helping us overcome them.

Engaging in the healing process through tongues brings emotional healing on the deepest level despite circumstance. It empowers us to resist the desires of the flesh and walk in the Spirit, preparing us for effective ministry to the Church and others while experiencing wellness and God's will for our lives.

Connecting with God's Perfect Will Through Tongues

Paul writes, "Therefore, my beloved, … work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure" (Philippians 2:12–13).

Meaning, we're encouraged to actively participate in working out our own spiritual renewal with reverence and humility. This is made possible because it's God's Spirit working within us, guiding us, purifying us, and empowering us to carry out His will.

How does God do this?

The gift of tongues enables us to PRAY PERFECT PRAYERS that are inspired by the Holy Spirit, originating from the depths of our innermost being, and directly connecting us to God's transforming power. Through this supernatural prayer practice, we can witness transformative change in our old nature and experience positive outcomes in our lives.

The Refining Process: Holy Spirit and Fire

John the Baptist declares, "'He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire'" (Matthew 3:11–12).

The Lord's cleansing process is associated with the baptism of the HOLY SPIRIT and FIRE. When we're filled with the Holy Spirit and choose to live according to His guidance, a cleansing process begins in our souls to rid us of unrighteousness.

This process not only empowers us with God's strength to serve but also helps us recognize our character flaws and weaknesses, which WE may not be aware of but are known by GOD. This preparation is essential for fulfilling our calling in Christ and underlies the importance of baptism with the Holy Spirit.

At times, we may complain, mistaking the wind and fire of God for a spiritual attack from the enemy. In reality, this is God's way of removing our weaknesses and aligning our thinking with His will, and we must not turn away from the process. After all, we've given Him permission to cleanse us; we've asked Him to be the Lord of our lives!

The threshing floor is never pleasant, nor is it meant to be, but undergoing the shaking and sifting at the mercy of the uncompromising wind of the Holy Spirit is NECESSARY to remove unwanted chaff and weeds from our lives. Praying in tongues for healing escalates this process. Refining is crucial if we want to be used by God.

Discovering and Overcoming Hidden Weaknesses

Our human nature (Paul calls it "our old man") can easily spot the weaknesses in other people while remaining blind to our own. Nonetheless, God is fully aware of our faults, even when we are not.

Jesus asks, "'Why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, "Let me remove the speck from your eye"; and look, a plank is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye'" (Matthew 7:3–5).

A truly effective ministry is built on understanding and compassion, not judgement. When we judge others, we lose sight of these two crucial qualities that are essential for healing and restoration. Jesus taught that before we try to help someone else, we must first recognize and address our own personal shortcomings.

Identifying our weaknesses is key to overcoming them; however, it's impossible for us to pray in the natural to purge a weakness when either we're unaware of it or in mental denial of its existence. At times, we might have an awareness of our weakness, but without knowing its root cause, we remain powerless to totally overcome it.

Praying in tongues for healing, however, exposes the root causes of our weaknesses to the consuming fire of God. The more we speak in tongues, the greater the cleansing fire, and the greater the freedom we will experience.

Paul explains, "The Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered" (Romans 8:26).

Praying in the Holy Spirit involves UNKNOWINGLY praying for our weaknesses to be overcome in order for us to be more effective in our ministry to others and fulfilled in Christ.

Physical and Spiritual Wellness Through Praying in Tongues for Healing

Throughout the Bible, we find verses that highlight the connection between spiritual and physical well-being. In the book of Isaiah, God reveals that fasting is not about abstaining from food only, but also about breaking free from the bonds of wickedness, heavy burdens, and oppressive yolks.

God asks, "'Is this not the fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, to let the oppressed go free, and that you break every yoke? …Then your light shall break forth like the morning, your HEALING shall spring forth speedily, …'" (Isaiah 58:6,8, emphasis added).

As we fast and pray in the Spirit, we strengthen our faith and allow God's refining fire to loosen and undo our weaknesses, enabling us to receive His healing and blessings.

Have you observed how people's conversations sometimes turn to sharing health concerns and medical treatments? Without meaning to, they express confidence (faith) in medical treatments, while overlooking an opportunity to also express faith in God's healing mercies.

While discussing health challenges and their treatment is natural, we can nurture the habit of speaking words of faith resonating with the healing promises of God. Praying in tongues for healing helps us maintain this positive holistic focus while building our faith in God's healing power.

John writes, "Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers" (3 John 1:2). This reminds us that our pursuit of physical well-being should align with our spiritual growth, as praying in tongues for healing ministers to both body and soul.

Grace-Based Purification Through Tongues

Praying in tongues for healing initiates a process of cleansing and purification by God's fire. If we desire to experience God's best and have a fruitful ministry, we must engage in the purifying practice of praying in the Holy Spirit.

Contrary to some religious perspectives, we do not need to be perfect before receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit and His gifts, including the gift of speaking in tongues. That's because it's only through God's GRACE and MERCY that we receive His Spirit, and our prayers uttered in tongues ALWAYS yield fruitful results.

The gifts of the Holy Spirit are not given to us because of our perfection or deserving nature. Far from it! He gives these supernatural abilities precisely because we are imperfect and undeserving. These gifts are essential in refining our character and building up our faith, transforming us from the inside out.

Walking in the Spirit: Freedom from Fleshly Desires

Read the following verse carefully: Paul says, "Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh" (Galatians 5:16).

Note the critical distinction: Paul did NOT say, "Don't fulfill the lusts of the flesh, and you shall walk in the Spirit" — which would be a prescription for religious legalism!

Instead, Paul reveals a profound spiritual principle: when we actively engage with the Holy Spirit, we naturally become less susceptible to fleshly temptations. Praying in the Holy Spirit is a key method of living by the Spirit's guidance, moving beyond external rules to internal transformation.

We've all experienced the futile approach of trying to achieve perfection through our own efforts or through the rigid "thou shalt not" religious constraints. However, God's design is fundamentally different. He desires us to be transformed by His Spirit, not confined by external regulations.

No amount of Scripture memorization or church attendance can produce the deep change God seeks. Instead, as we continually surrender to the Spirit's leadership, the desires of the flesh gradually lose their attraction and power. The consuming fire of the Spirit supernaturally displaces our old nature, bringing about genuine, lasting transformation.

The key is not striving, but surrendering — allowing the Holy Spirit to work within us, reshaping our desires and aligning our hearts with God's perfect will.

Experiencing Deep Inner Healing Through Tongues

Paul prays, "That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man" (Ephesians 3:16).

Praying in tongues for healing is a powerful practice that strengthens us in the inner man, our spirit. It grants us power to overcome the desires of the flesh that would hinder us, enabling us to live victoriously.

It allows the Holy Spirit to bring deep emotional healing, freeing us from negative memories and responses such as fear, anger, guilt, loss, and inferiority. We can begin to experience genuine "inner healing" and transformation in the deepest level of our being.

Additionally, as our faith is strengthened through tongues, it enhances our ability to exercise the other gifts of the Holy Spirit, blessing others and ultimately deepening our connection with God.

Frequently Asked Questions: Overcoming Doubt and Delay

How to Pray in Tongues for Healing (Step-by-Step)

1. Quiet Your Heart and Focus on Jesus

Find a private space where you can be alone without distractions. Close your eyes and center your thoughts on Jesus, the Healer. Remind yourself of His love for you and His desire for your wholeness.

2. Invite the Holy Spirit's Presence

Simply ask the Holy Spirit to fill you afresh. For instance, you might say, "Holy Spirit, I welcome You. I surrender my mind, my body, and my emotions to You right now."

3. Direct Your Intent Toward the Sickness

While your mind cannot understand the specific "medical" solution, your spirit can. Hold the specific health issue or area of pain in your thoughts as a point of focus, presenting it to the Lord.

4. Begin to Pray in Tongues

Release your prayer language. Don't worry about what it sounds like or if it feels "powerful" enough. Let the words (tongues) flow freely from your spirit. As you speak, trust that the Holy Spirit is praying the perfect will of God over that specific infirmity, dismantling root causes that are hidden from your natural understanding.

5. Be Open to a Word of Knowledge

As you continue praying in tongues, might give you a word of knowledge concerning the affected area. For instance, if you are praying for emotional healing, in your mind's eye you might see His peace and light washing over you while healing those painful memories.

6. Rest and Receive

After praying for a season (whether 10 minutes or an hour) stop and sit in silence. Thank the Lord for the work He is doing, even if you don't feel an immediate change. Stand in the confidence that His Word is at work.

Walking in Wholeness: Fulfill Your Divine Purpose

You now possess the full picture of this beautiful gift: from the foundation of speaking mysteries to God, to the manifold benefits that build up your spirit, and finally, to the healing power that restores your soul. This process enables you to become the ministering saint Jesus intends you to be and to fulfill your role as an ambassador of God's Kingdom.

My prayer is that you will not just "know" about these truths, but that you will "live" them. If you ever need to refresh your memory on the basics, you can always return to Part 1: The Guide to Praying in Tongues.

By praying in tongues for healing and walking in The Gifts of the Holy Spirit to bless others, we can overcome the weaknesses of our human nature while simultaneously strengthening our faith and the faith of others. May the Holy Spirit continue to lead you into all truth and wholeness.

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About the Author

Don Bell is the creator of the Kingdom Anointing website and a dedicated follower of Jesus Christ. He shares insights from his spiritual journey to encourage ordinary believers to seek God's Kingdom and walk in the fullness of the Holy Spirit.

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