Quotes about Spirit

I heard the voice of God all around me, but I was unafraid. I should have trembled before the Almighty and hid myself from sight. I should have taken a knife to my own flesh to cut away the mark of my past deeds. But now I understood that, although words were God's first creation, silence was closer to His divine spirit, and that prayers given in silence were infinitely greater than the thousands of words men might offer up to heaven.

God is different to us now, after all these years in Africa. More spirit than ever before, and more internal. Most people think he has to look like something or someone- a roofleaf or Christ- but we don't. And not being tied to what God looks like, frees us.

He recognized her immediately when he saw her again. And what he recognized was her energy, which seemed to precede her. As if her spirit were thrusting itself forward, into the unknown; dazzled, charmed, challenged, hopeful, happy to be energized by the mysterious, loving the adrenaline rush of surprise.

Sound like death approaching, angels can't prevent it.

The brilliance of enslaving the spirit is that it is an invisible prison from which the inmate appears to derive some comfort.

When you live a life of integrity, when you have a spirit of excellence, giving, serving, and treating people right, God's blessings will chase you down and overtake you.

If you will stay free from a spirit of competition and just run your race, you'll not only enjoy your life more, but you'll also see your gifts and talents come out to the full. Because when you celebrate others, God will celebrate you.

And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. 2 CORINTHIANS 3:18

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. GALATIANS 5:22—23

If you would behold the spirit of death, open your heart wide unto the body of life. For life and death are one, even as the river and sea are one.

My intent is to be generous of spirit and live with total integrity every day of my life.

When I see and feel the life beat of Spirit in every object, I evolve to a higher level of transformation called consciousness