Opening the Gates of Heaven Perry Stone

1. Praying with your understanding To pray with your understanding, you must pray in your natural, native language. There are individuals trained in speaking numerous languages. One man I know in the Middle East can speak four major languages. He can actually move from English, to Hebrew, to Aramaic, and to Greek without hardly pausing to think. I have wondered what language he hears in his mind when he is tempted by the enemy or when the adversary throws a thought into his mind. The answer is the original, initial language that he learned as a child. To pray with your understanding would be to pray in the words of your primary language. In my case, it would be the English language. The weakness of praying in the English language is encountered when your mind begins to doubt the words you are saying. We know that we must pray believing, and pray in faith, nothing wavering (James 1:6). Thus, when we are uncertain how to pray, we are provided a second method of intercession, praying “in the Spirit.” 2. Praying in the Spirit Praying in the Spirit, or “praying in the Holy Ghost,” is a phrase used in Jude 20: “But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.” The Holy Spirit has a prayer language of His