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Gifts of the Holy Spirit Gift of Sight modern day invention etc

I know my Dad recieved the Holy Spirit through none of the above ways. He went for a walk up the country road near where we lived which was on top of a hill and a whirlwind came and encircled him and he started speaking in tongues at such a speed he didn't think it was possible, and all he could say was "Yspryd Glân" (Holy Spirit. Literal translation = "Clean Spirit").
When he came back he was clearly a changed man!
Did your father speak Welsh before the alleged event? To whom was he ministering when he allegedly received this gift?

In 1 Corinthians 12 through 14, Paul discusses miraculous gifts, saying, “Now, brothers, if I come to you and speak in tongues, what good will I be to you, unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or word of instruction?” (1 Corinthians 14:6). According to the apostle Paul, and in agreement with the tongues described in Acts, speaking in tongues is valuable to the one hearing God’s message in his or her own language, but it is useless to everyone else.

And why does it seem that "Speaking in Tongues" makes some think they are more "holy" than those who don't?
 
What is your native language?
Still around, really concerned now if the hospital ambulance will arrive in time, appointment 10am....hoping. Managed finally to get on my phone to enquire. Don't like to speak on the phone...
Moving on
I am British born in England. I have noted issues with language as well it seemed from the report and I know from real life. I have this awful thing for me that I can write and drop words and if I read it back sometimes don't see it. No point going for any tests on that on this point for me..done with schooling.
By the end of call been told driver is outside phew.
In my opinion, my writing is pretty good, especially if I proofread it. If I rush through it, it winds up with a lot of the same tendencies I see on here a lot. As I keep saying, what you gradually discover is that it doesn't matter how articulate your words are if the other person is not listening, and I never had any comprehension of how my appearance is relevant in a conversation. None. I'm talking, why aren't you listening to what I'm saying? Oh, it's because I look funny because I'm thinking about what I'm saying, and not looking at you. That's enough to get you utterly ostracized and treated like you're subhuman.
 
The missing words issues has been a bit of an issue for me....I saw missing words musings of an aspie. So old right the research not looked in years but what is that? This has been happening to me for years that people notice. Sometimes it can take multiple attempts to get something right and still not. You can get familar with it that you think please just not critical words. It happened to me when I had to email my consultant and believe you me it made the whole post lose meaning. Just have to live with it eh. Word is my friend and enlarged with glasses is helpful. Just so greatful to proofreaders as well to help on some things..
 
The missing words issues has been a bit of an issue for me....I saw missing words musings of an aspie. So old right the research not looked in years but what is that? This has been happening to me for years that people notice. Sometimes it can take multiple attempts to get something right and still not. You can get familar with it that you think please just not critical words. It happened to me when I had to email my consultant and believe you me it made the whole post lose meaning. Just have to live with it eh. Word is my friend and enlarged with glasses is helpful. Just so greatful to proofreaders as well to help on some things..
I do get bewildering instances of missing words in my typing, and I hope that doesn't happen when I'm speaking out loud, but if I'm honest I wouldn't know without recording myself quite a bit. I'm not aware that I do that. I've recorded myself a few times, and I can look anywhere from pretty normal, to a distracted eye-rolling disaster depending on how much focus I put into it. I listened to a video from someone a bit more affected, and I see similarities, where there's a bunch of stumbling and wandering at the beginning, and then once they get going, they do ok. A fundamental problem here is that thing that is totally minor to you, someone else is seeing and thinking "This dufus doesn't have any friends, and I can steal his lunch money", and no, that attitude never changes into adulthood, it just becomes more sophisticated. I think the only way you get a sense of how people see you is to look at someone who is the same, but more affected, and now you've got a picture of what people see looking at you. It's frustrating because most of the people who cannot stand you do not want to talk about their reasons, and they don't want to acknowledge that they hate you. They will wander away, or do something nasty. A lot of people you encounter will be like "Well, you look fine to me. I don't like you, and I don't want to be around you, but that doesn't mean everyone agrees", and then basically everyone agrees.
 
I do get bewildering instances of missing words in my typing, and I hope that doesn't happen when I'm speaking out loud, but if I'm honest I wouldn't know without recording myself quite a bit. I'm not aware that I do that. I've recorded myself a few times, and I can look anywhere from pretty normal, to a distracted eye-rolling disaster depending on how much focus I put into it. I listened to a video from someone a bit more affected, and I see similarities, where there's a bunch of stumbling and wandering at the beginning, and then once they get going, they do ok. A fundamental problem here is that thing that is totally minor to you, someone else is seeing and thinking "This dufus doesn't have any friends, and I can steal his lunch money", and no, that attitude never changes into adulthood, it just becomes more sophisticated. I think the only way you get a sense of how people see you is to look at someone who is the same, but more affected, and now you've got a picture of what people see looking at you. It's frustrating because most of the people who cannot stand you do not want to talk about their reasons, and they don't want to acknowledge that they hate you. They will wander away, or do something nasty. A lot of people you encounter will be like "Well, you look fine to me. I don't like you, and I don't want to be around you, but that doesn't mean everyone agrees", and then basically everyone agrees.
Continuing in that vein, I think it's less about being repulsed by you, and more about the sense that they aren't going to get any return on investment from you, because you're clearly a loner. And further, there's no accountability if they treat you like trash, because you're a loner. I have taken to watching people more carefully, and there are a lot of smirks and head jerks, like people are seeing something startling or annoying. They' can't even be honest with you; we look weird to them, and I know it, because kids tell it to your face until society teaches them to keep it to themselves.
 
I feel like this has gone kind of far afield from the Gifts of the Spirit, which is probably more productive to discuss, but I tend to stay really upset about my life being a disaster, and the pervasive sense that everything I do to reach out backfires and makes things worse and more painful.
 
Levitat0r I cannot read back on some of the past few posts to reply as I read them several hours ago. What I saw though was that if I continued in that theme it would amount to me debasing myself which would be no good. I would have come and wrote regards video performing filming goes....no talent. I typed it deleted, I don't want to go there.

I was thinking last night life can be so strange at times..pain, beauty and there was another but it escapes me now and they come from one body. The Holy Spirit is beauty without personification and co-exists in our bodies and deserves to be treated well. With my medical conditions now sometimes the pain has me all over the place. I feel delayed pain as well and not at all and then cascade and it kicks me. I though have moments of laughter and like the Holy Spirit knows how to comfort me. It is the promise of Jesus. For truly I had my head looking under my sofa for dust where it came from! It was only when I typed and reflected on it later than it could make me laugh. I am the best for that for me as I don't get other peoples humour.

Upbringing I was like a boy. I didn't like people crying unless there was a valid reason. I would refuse to comfort them if I felt it wasn't needed. I loved my sister, she is older. She used to cry when the telly wasn't working and I was what like and I thought it was babyish. I wasn't emontional. Later in my 20s I kept on seeing blunt but reactive. Delayed reaction I would imagine. I always tried to be a just child.

I like it when I laugh through adversity. The simple things.
 
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Lovely for me to be party to this. I attended church on Wednesday. After the service was our usual coffee refreshments and tea etc. I mentioned on here there is no coffee meet up despite how invested we can get. I had to make the photo safe for public. The rector is one of the few we have, not the main rector of the church.
A nice feel good. I look forward to the middle of the month to a mini retreat for the day with coffee along the way.

Such lovely words though to read. It was tweeted online for a major website. May the coffee's continue. The simple things.
 
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Lovely for me to be party to this. I attended church on Wednesday. After the service was our usual coffee refreshments and tea etc. I mentioned on here there is no coffee meet up despite how invested we can get. I had to make the photo safe for public. The rector is one of the few we have, not the main rector of the church.
A nice feel good. I look forward to the middle of the month to a mini retreat for the day with coffee along the way.

Such lovely words though to read. It was tweeted online for a major website. May the coffee's continue. The simple things.
It is not very safe, because i just googled the words from the post on this picture and found where it is from, because that church's group is not private. But privacy and safety online is hard to achieve these days. I hope I did not spook you, just want to tell you that covering faces and names on screenshots doesn't guarantee safety.
 

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