Dear Powerball,
I have been a cradle catholic and recently been involved the life in the spirit seminar. I have been praying for the gifts of the holy spirit and have received the gifts of tongues. I do not want to sound occultish when talking about the gifts but I do ask with a sincere heart and belive if it comes from God it is good. what should my appraoch to this be? thanks
If a "gift" is unattached to something conceived from your self, then it MAY be from God. I would pray for the discernment necessary to distinguish the spiritual source, be it the evil spirit or the Holy Spirit. If the idea is attached to something you conceived and also seems to be a good according to the Lord as well, then I would ask the Lord if it is a good in His sight as it is in yours, if you are fit to recieve the gift without endangering souls, if it would serve His purposes, if it be in accordance with His will you would ask that He allow you the gift to serve those purposes and to glorify Him. I would say tongues would not fit this criteria.
The Holy Spirit gives us gifts to help us. The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude, Knowledge, Piety, and Fear of the Lord.
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