“Lord Jesus, how will I ever come out of this?” I thought. The grief of losing a close friend was unsurmountable and I couldn’t tide over it. I had prayed and even fasted for a day but the stubborn heaviness persisted. I was determined to get this pesky sorrowful spirit off me. So, I decided to humble myself by speaking in tongues without interruption or gaps until I received a permanent relief in my spirit.

I went to the prayer closet at 9pm. Locked it up from inside and got on my knees and started speaking in tongues. After about an hour, I was struggling to remain focussed. So, I read some Psalms out loud and then got on my knees and worshipped before going back to speaking in tongues. Did I struggle in maintaing the focus? Yes, big time! But despite the struggle, I continued to press in and did not give into discouragement and condemnation but kept visualising myself as delivered time and again. I went back and forth between speaking aloud some Psalms, confessing my victory and speaking in tongues.

☑️Mental faith exercise: Now it is important that in your mind you imagine yourself being set free by the Holy Spirit. To do this, I often draw a mental picture of how people got delivered when they met Lord Jesus.

Around 1pm, I was terribly exhausted. My parched throat refused to cooperate any longer. So, to keep my mind alert, I thought of all the past victories that I had received from the Holy Spirit. And after a while, I went back to speaking in tongues.

Divine visitation: I persisted and at about 4am, suddenly started to cry unconsolably. A Holy presence had filled the room. And tears continued to roll down my wet cheeks. And then, sitting cross legged on the floor, I covered my face with the palms of my hands. Instantly, I felt another set of hands over my hands. The grip was strong and steady and even though I tried to pull my fingers apart, to see who it was, I couldn’t do so. I heard a male voice tell me to stop crying now. I replied, ”I can’t. It is very painful”. After couple seconds, I felt an instant release in my spirit. My head felt so light, my joy returned and I was energized in my inner man. 

In conclusion: I prayed for about seven hours in tongues; switching in between to worship, speaking out loud Psalms and biblical chants. I received instant deliverance from the cords of death that entangled me. Thank you Lord Jesus!

“He has brought me to His banqueting place, And His banner over me is love [waving overhead to protect and comfort me]”. Song of solomon 2:4 Amplified Bible