“So there is the argument: all New Testament tongues-speech was human languages, contemporary tongues-speech is not; therefore, and contemporary tongues-speech is not biblical but some form of psychological emotivism or nonsense gibberish. This, then, leads us to the fourth of our thirty crucial questions about speaking in tongues.” (source)
“Paul says the person who speaks in tongues is truly praying to God (v. 14), praising or worshipping God (v. 15), and thanking God (v. 16).” (source)
“Paul is clearly telling us that tongues is a form of prayer. That is what speaking to God is!” (source)
“You need to do all you can to devote considerable time, perhaps even a few hours, to be alone with the Lord in uninterrupted meditation on His Word and heartfelt singing to Him. I’ve personally found it especially helpful to combine this with a period of fasting. Devote yourself in single-minded and whole-hearted adoration of the beauty of Christ and the joy of being enjoyed by Him (Zeph. 3:17). Open your heart, open your mouth, and sing forth the love songs He has put within. What happens next is between you and God.” (source)
“This is massively important because under the old covenant, before the coming of Jesus, the Spirit ministered corporately and only came on selected individuals personally (kings, priests, prophets, and military commanders, for instance). In the new covenant the Spirit now comes upon and resides within each believer individually. This is the ‘democratization’ of the Spirit!” (source)