• Day 3
  
  
  
  
  
  That night was the night of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit , and the Gifts he bestowed upon us. Oh and i forgot to mention that the theme for Day 2 was : Jesus , The Son our Saviour. So the theme for the third day is about the Holy Spirit , the helper sent to us by Jesus our Lord.
  
  But before i begin , that afternoon we had a little activity which helped us to learn more about the Holy Spirit and its gifts. We moved around in respective groups , at the hall area and went to different stations , where the different gifts were explained. So the 3 basic groups of the gifts are : The Gifts of Word , The Gifts Of Revelation , and The Gifts Of Power.
  
  They are all split into 9 charismatic gifts all together , with 3 in each group. (There are still other gifts too , other than these 9. )
  
  The Gift Of Word
• Gift of tongues to speak to God , to pray over for others in a personal language whereby only God would understand.

• Gift of tongues to speak what God has told you by the power of the Holy Spirit , and say it out in a foreign language.

• Gift of interpretation of tongues , which is also known sometimes as prophecy.This is very important as what would the use of tongues when it only benefits you and me? As St Paul has said in the Bible , it is much more important to spread the word of God to the Church.Therefore this gift is to interpret the meaning of another's tongue , and then say it to the whole Church.

• The Gifts Of Revelation

• The Gift of Knowledge. The ability to gain sudden knowledge of something which is out of our human capablilities , like seen things we've never seen before , hear sounds we've never heard before. The sudden spiritual knowledge bestowed by the Holy Spirit.
• The Gift of Wisdom. The ability where the Holy Spirit guides you , to understand the mysteries of God. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Truth , as Lord Jesus has proclaimed in (John 16:13) "When the Holy Spirit, who is the truth , comes , he shall guide you all into truth..."

• The Gift of Discernment Of Spirits. This is the ability bestowed by the Holy Spirit within us to know whether a Spirit is good , or bad , in the surroundings or in a person.
• The Gifts Of Power

• The Gift of Faith. The Holy Spirit bestows upon a person a great amount of Faith , such that doubts of the Lord and God never exists.

• The Gift of Healing. The Holy Spirit grants a person to have healing abilities. But remember , the person who is healing is only a vessel for God , ultimately it is God our Father who is healing the other person , channeling through the chosen one.

• The Gift of Miracles. The ability to create miracles in the name of God. As the same , this and all gifts are ultimately used to glorify God.

Yup basically that's all about the gifts. On that night , we were being prayed over as the Holy Spirit was being outpoured upon us. I was being prayed over by John this time also , and he asked me what gifts would I desire. I said that i would like to have the gift of tongues. Actually before that , during my quiet time with God , i told Father that whatever gifts He would give me , i'll accept it with great humility, using these gifts i have to help others. And i also prayed that I'll be focus on desiring God Himself , rather than the gifts , for what could be greater than the Giver of gifts Himself?

Okay back to the main part , i said i wanted to receive the gift of tongues. John then told me to praise God and said "Alleluia". I opened up and praised God loudly and with faith. As i said "Alleluia" , John told me to say it faster. This was a little bit of problem for me , as my tongue isn't that flexible and the "le" and "lu" syllabus were difficult for me to pronounce - _ -

However I was suddenly reminded of what I've prayed to God earlier : To seek Him and not the gifts. So i let go my focus on the pronounciation , and prayed to the Holy Spirit that he would guide me , as i pour out my love in my prayers. Soon i find that as i focused on God , my tongue starts to sort of curled , and my "Alleluia" turned into a sort of unclear mumbling. Then i continued to pray in faith , and soon i realise i should just pour out the sounds in my head. What seems to be a foreign language sound began to come out of my mouth (it sounds Arabic o.o ). John then congratulated me , that I've received the gift of tongues. I was so surprised , i opened my eyes to look at him , although i wasn't suppose to.

So i sat down , and continued to pray for the rest whom havent received the gifts. I prayed for Nicholas in my new tongue for he too , really desired the gift of tongues. I later found out my tongues is a mature tongue , where there are a few syllabus in it , and it forms a shape of a normal phrase in a foreign language. Cheryl , my God sis , received the baby tongues, whereby the syllabus contained "lalalalala" . With more practice , i am sure she'll be able to receive the mature tongue! Jia you Cheryl! :D

That's all for Day 3 , praise and thank God for everything that night , and my new gift to pray over for others in tongue. You see brothers and sisters , I am not a baptised Catholic. So if a rotten sinner like me can receive God's love , you can too! It doesn't matter if you are baptised or not , it is the Faith and Love within you that matters! :D

Vin