On tongues and gifts

I have heard lots of arguments on both sides of tongues and gifts. I believe that when we as believers in Jesus Christ bog ourselves down in such arguments we loose a great deal. I don't believe the core of the issue is do we have this thing or have we experienced that thing. Our focus should not be whether or not we have a spiritual gift or trying to figure out in our own wisdom whether or not these gifts really exist. God is infinitly more knowledgibe than we. He is all powerful. Isn't that the point. He is God. God's word tells us that eternal life is to know Him. Eternal life is knowing the all-powerful, all-knowing, everpresent God. What really matters is experiencing Him. He is our all in all. Nothing else really matters. Paul said that if he had lots of cool gifts but he didn't have love then the gifts are worth NOTHING. If we don't have an intimate relationship with God through Jesus we have nothing. On the other hand God is a God of miracles and wonders. We shouldn't try to put Him in a box. If we do we are guilty of unbelief. Again God is our all in all. He is our life and our teacher. At least He ought to be. Instead of trying to convince each other how knowledgeable we are or that we are right or what a great debater we are we ought to spend some of that time we waste with God growing in our relationship with Him. He is our teacher. Personally, I don't worry about what ANY person tells me I should believe about a particualar topic, especially a Biblical one. The fact of the matter is that God is our Teacher. When the Lord saved me He buried me with Him baptism and raise me up with Him and seated me at the right hand of the Father with Christ. God has already given me an inheritance in Christ and that is Christ IN me. God lives in me. I am the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit. He resides in me. If we can really get a hold of this truth it has life transforming ramifications. With all do respect to all the great theologians out there with all there wonderful opinions, convictions, beliefs etc. I don't need their opinions. I need truth. Jesus said that He is the truth and that the Holy Spirit will lead us into ALL TRUTH. Again, He said ALL TRUTH. I don't need a denomination or a local church or a committe to tell me what the Bible really says. Especially after all of the things I have experience pertaining to my Lord. GOD IS MY TEACHER. The Creator of the Universe. The Beginning and the End. King of kings and Lords. My Father. He gives wisdom and knowledge liberally to those that ask of Him and not of man. He teaches us by His Holy Spirit through His Word. (John 14:26; John 16:13-15; Ephesians 1:17-23; 1 John 2:27) Let me shut up and leave it at this. We need to abide in God and God adide in us. Fast, pray, beg, plead with God. Do whatever it takes to be transformed constantly by His blood, Word, Spirit, and love. We should get every ounce of God we can get...continually. And STOP CARING SO MUCH WHAT MAN TELLS US AND CARE ULTIMATELY ABOUT WHAT GOD is speaking to us, because my God is a tremendous, most excelent God.