Quotes About Spirit

Often a spirit seizes him … and it throws him into convulsions… . I begged Your disciples to drive it out, but they couldn't. Luke 9:39–40

He began rebuilding me from the inside out so I could teach harder lessons but with a softer spirit.

If we do not possess the Spirit of Christ, no matter how hard we attempt to "yield" to God's control, we will not experience that alien ability in our feelings and responses. We will be capable of "good works" but not "God works." Only a believer perceives the difference. Remember, God doesn't think, speak, or act like us.

We are not obligated to the flesh to live according to the flesh. Romans 8:12

We are the circumcision, the ones who serve by the Spirit of God, boast in Christ Jesus, and do not put confidence in the flesh. Philippians 3:3

God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. John 4:24

The one who sows to his flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit. Galatians 6:8

You sent Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths. Nehemiah 9:20

Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 2 Corinthians 3:17

Even though the world does not see You any more, I can see You through the work of Your Holy Spirit. Because You live, I also live.

These are opposed to each other, so that you don't do what you want. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Galatians 5:17–18

This is how we know that we remain in Him and He in us: He has given to us from His Spirit. 1 John 4:13

we don't have to put down the Sword of the Spirit (the Word of God) to raise up the Shield of Faith. The way I see it, that's why God gave us two hands. If we want to live abundantly and victoriously, we must pick up both. To pick up the Sword of the Spirit without the Shield of Faith is to shrivel and dry up in the desert of legalism. To pick up the Shield of Faith without the Sword of the Spirit is to try walking by faith on quicksand.

Prayer matters. It's not just words in the air. The Spirit of God released through our prayers and the prayers of others is enough to turn cowards into conquerors, chaos into calm, cries into comfort.

Once again today . . . God has a will for your life, Christ has a Word for your life, and the Holy Spirit has a way for your life. Nothing is impossible.

Let's not fool ourselves into thinking that pride is a problem only for the lost. The most effective means the enemy has to keep believers from being full of the Spirit is to keep us full of ourselves. No wonder the Bible states and restates that God hates pride. It is the enemy of genuine ministry. It is the end of many homes.

You did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption. Romans 8:15

The one who sows to his flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life. Galatians 6:8

We also speak these things, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit. 1 Corinthians 2:13

the Spirit Himself intercedes for me with groans that words cannot express. And He who searches my heart knows the mind of the Spirit, because Your Spirit intercedes for me in accordance with Your will. (Rom. 8:26–27)

We should wash ourselves clean from every impurity of the flesh and spirit, making our sanctification complete in the fear of God. 2 Corinthians 7:1

We learn to be victorious by surrendering our lives completely to the Spirit of God, not by gritting our teeth and trying harder.

We receive the Spirit from God upon hearing with faith, but our relationship with the Spirit is not merely passive. Our energy and endurance are necessary. We have to rise up actively to walk in step with the Spirit.

The anointing you received from Him remains in you… . His anointing teaches you about all things. 1 John 2:27