5 Signs of the Holy Spirit in You
God sent His Spirit to transform our hearts and make us more Christ-like 🕊️.
He knew that we needed help in living a righteous life that pleases Him. Without God’s help, we are unable to live the kind of life that God desires for us to have. As believers of Jesus Christ, we have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in us.
“...the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.” John 14:17
5 Signs You Have The Holy Spirit In You
Since the Holy Spirit lives in us, our lives should show signs that He lives in us and is actively at work in our hearts ❤️.
In this article, we will look at five signs of the Holy Spirit in a believer. For those looking for a deeper understanding of the ways of the Holy Spirit, we recommend reading The Holy Spirit In You by Derek Prince.
1) Transformation
The Holy Spirit works in us and helps us mature as believers, and brings about the transformation of our hearts and minds.
Titus 3:4-6 says,
“But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior.”
Having the Holy Spirit regenerates our spirit, and we become a new creation.
We undergo a complete transformation at the spirit level and this causes our behavior to change. The world believes in improving yourself and becoming a better person, but the Holy Spirit turns you into a completely new being 🧖♂️.
When you are transformed, others notice the change in you. That is why when someone gets saved, others can see a difference in them, though they may not know what caused the change. A person with the Holy Spirit in them, will be like a new person.
We are always looking for how to become better people, but God wants us to be totally new people who reflect His glory.
2) Growing in the Fruit of the Spirit
One sign that you have received the holy spirit is the presence of the fruit of the Spirit.
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.”
Galatians 5:22-23
The more time we spend with God, we grow in love, joy, peace, and the other fruit listed in this Scripture. When you see someone grow in the fruit of the Spirit, then you know that they have allowed God to work in their hearts.
The journey of salvation is lifelong, and it takes time for the fruit to fully manifest in our lives. Sometimes you will find that you are not as joyful or kind as you should be, and you can pray and ask God to help you 🙏🏻.
Growth takes time, and you can be patient with yourself as you grow in the fruit of the Spirit. When you have the fruit of the Spirit manifesting in you, you will notice that you do not act the way you do before you got saved.
If your joy and happiness came from outside sources, it now comes from the inside.
Whenever you want to check whether you are growing in the fruit of the Spirit, you can go through each of them and ask yourself if you are manifesting them in your life.
3) The Leading of the Holy Spirit
With the Holy Spirit living in us, we can follow His leading as we go about our daily lives.
Signs of the holy spirit presence are found in a person who will talk about how God is speaking to them and giving them direction or instructions for every step they take. God wants us to follow the voice of His Spirit.
“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.”
Romans 8:14
When a believer is led by the Holy Spirit, they will obey God’s Word, and go in the direction that He wants them to go. God speaks to us in our hearts and shows us the way we are to go 🧭.
When you don’t know what to do in a given situation, you can ask the Holy Spirit and He will give you the solution. You will make fewer mistakes in life when you make it a habit to listen to what God wants you to do.
Many times we want to know the will of God for our lives and the only way we can is by listening to His Spirit.
We can commit to obeying the things that God wants us to do in life so that we can live a righteous life that honors Him. During our quiet moments, we can hear the Holy Spirit speak to us and tell us what is in His heart 💗.
We can make decisions that lead to life when we make them with God as our source of wisdom and discernment.
4) Speaking in Tongues
Signs of being filled with the holy spirit is the evidence of speaking in tongues.
After salvation, a believer can be baptized in the Holy Spirit and they will speak in tongues.
“And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.”
Acts 2:4
When Jesus had returned to heaven, He sent the Holy Spirit who infilled those who were praying in the upper room. They began to speak in tongues as evidence of the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus said that those who believe in Him will speak in new tongues. “And these signs will follow those who believe:
"In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues”
Mark 16:17
As believers, we can speak in tongues when we are baptized in the Holy Spirit. Not speaking in tongues does not mean that a person is not saved, they are, only that they have not received the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
5) Testing the Spirits
Sign for Holy Spirit is in a person who professes Christ is not readily accepting any doctrine they hear out there ✊🏻.
They test the spirits by which people speak and act, and turn to the word of God to confirm the truth.
“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.”
1 John 4:1
One with the Holy Spirit in them will quickly discern false prophets and teachers. They are convicted when they hear teachings that sound spiritual but are not from God. They have learned to confirm what they hear with the Word of God.
The only way to know the truth is to read and meditate on the Bible and understand God’s commands 📜.
This is how you guard yourself against deception and hold on to the truth. When you see others falling away from the faith, it is likely that they believed a lie about God and His Word.
If we are going to hold on to our faith, we need to have the truth in our hearts always.
Conclusion
The above are only five signs of presence of Holy Spirit in a person. You can ask God to show you more as you have your quiet time with Him.
To always be filled with the Holy Spirit, you can give Him more room in your heart so that He can do a great work in you.
God accomplishes His work on earth through the Holy Spirit and also renews our hearts through the same Spirit. Allow the Holy Spirit to help you become more godly and live a righteous life.
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No one is beyond the love of Christ in the world and when we accept Him as our Savior, His love dwells in our hearts. In the Bible, it is shown how to love others like Jesus.
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Tamara on
Glory be to God I receive the baptism of the holy Spirit.
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Lydia Makume on
Can i feel the Holy Spirit as I am walking or resting or it needs me to wait and prepare for it
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Apugo on
Hi Oluwafumilayo, I feel your concern. Honestly you don’t need to fast (talkless of doing it for that long) before you can be baptised in the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in tongues. Once anyone is born again, he/she is qualified to receive it and even NOW as we speak. Just yesterday evening, in our prayer meeting, I led a sister to Christ and I asked her if she wanted to be baptised in the Holy Spirit and she said yes. She got, praise God. The Holy Spirit Himself is a gift and Jesus referred to Him severally in the scriptures as the promise of the father to every believer. Right there where you are, if you are born again, simply approach God now in a child-like behaviour and pray like this -" Father, in the name of Jesus thank you for the gift of the Holy Sprit, I come to you to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues as you promised me in your holy word. Fill me now with your Holy Spirit in Jesus name – then OPEN your mouth and speak out as the Holy Spirit gives you utterance (as he puts some “syllables” in your mind). Congratulations! Will be happy to hear your testimony. Shalom.
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Nnoruka Victor on
Constant Walk with God ensures the Holy spirit in us, the spirit of God beers witness with our spirit that we are the children of God, and as many as received Him, to them gave he Powe to become the sons of God even them that believe, speaking in tongues is not the only assurance of the Holy Spirit, He is also the truth Truth personified, the comforter, the reminder of all things that Christ has reviewed to us, and the extent you obey God’s word depends on height you gone with the Holy Spirit, God bless us all, and give us the grace to receive the Holy Spirit in our lives in Jesus Name Amen
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Jana on
CYNTHIA that is correct! Many people speak in tongues, but I am not sure if it’s always caused by the Holy Spirit. Speaking in tongues is a gift and there should be an interpreter there. Apostle Paul writes that we didn’t get the same gifts. I kept asking God for a gift of tongues and He decided to give me something completely different and I am grateful. He knows what’s the best for us.
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NKONDE MAYEBA onI always fell into temptation does it mean that I haven’t yet received the Holy Spirit?
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Oluwafunmilayo on
I’ve been blessed… Still struggling with the speaking in tongues stuff, it was my prayer the last three month of last year but nothing happened, I even went into a thirty day fast for it which I was able to complete only about 20 days… But we thank God, I’ll just patiently wait till God finds me worthy. I know I have the holy Spirit in me it is just not yet as active as I want it to be. I just want God to know I love Him genuinely and only Him will I serve.
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Sarai Ross on
I don’t understand tongues but I can definitely feel the energy I can tell if it’s good or bad.
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Cynthia on
No where in the bible does it say if you dont speak in tongues that you are not filled with the holy spirit..the holy spirit comes upon all those who believe in Jesus Christ. If what you say is true, then no one has the holy spirit. Speaking in tongues is a gift and should not be spoken if no interpreter is present
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Linda Bailey on
I am a Christian and l want to be able to talk in tongues but l guess l am not worthy enough yet.
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bethel bright on
I would want to know about the holy Spirit, I’m brother Apostle Bethel Bright.
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Ruth on
I’m blessed by this message
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Michael cauthen on
The bible says believe in the lord Jesus Christ, and confess with your mouth that he is the son of God you will be saved. The disciple only spoke in tongues so that those 120 people can hear them speak in their language throughout the acts you never heard mention of them speaking in tongues again. Speaking in tongues is a gift, acts is a transition book. A person speaking in tongues don’t edify the church because they don’t understand what you’re saying. Bible said that there should be an interpreter to interpret what the spirit says to the church. No interpreter no understanding only God knows what they’re saying I would rather be a prophet and speak 3 words in English, then to speak 10 words in unknown language, They don’t understand. The Church must be edified and build up by the word of God. amen!
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Larry on
No where in scripture does it teach that speaking in tongues is evidence of the Holy Spirit living in you. There is no baptism of the Holy Spirit . You receive the Holy Spirit the moment youre saved . The 120 in the upper room didnt recieve the gift of tongues, or speaking in other languages , it was given to the apostles. Read Acts chapter 1 where Jesus himself commanded the twelve to wait for the baptism of the Holy Spirit and the ability to speak in the 15 different languages that were present on the day of Pentecost .Peter and the twelve did the speaking not the 120 . Acts chapter 1 and 2 , every time they or them is mentioned its talking about the 12 not the 120. When you start adding works to your salvation then you are going against scripture . By the way there is no unknown tongue. The word unknown was added by the King James translators and is not in the original manuscripts. You can clarify all this in Gods word. Don’t read into it what is not there
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Lidija on
I believe one only has to be a good person to have the Holy Spirit within them.
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CAVIN ODHIAMBO OTIENO on
Thanks for the teaching.Indeed we need to be spirit filled .Without the Holyspirit we can’t serve/worship God in spirit and truth.Our God is a faithful and loving God.He fulfils his promises therefore if you haven’t been filled with the Holyghost it means you haven’t been baptised by the spirit and an evidence of baptism of the spirit is speaking in tongues 🙏
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Sylvia on
Yes you do have to speak in tongues to receive the HolyGhost. How do you know you have the HolySpirit then. This is the evidence to let you know you have the Holy Spirit.
Acts 2:38
John 3:3;5 this is JESUS speaking HIMSELF in red.
Except a man be born of water and of Spirit he cannot see or enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Study to show yourself approved of GODS Word -
Vincent Osei Owusu on
God bless you for God’s word. Always we should be led by the Spirit. We should be spiritually minded. Because God is spirit.
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Bishop BLBassey on
Thank you for that teaching. Much needed in this day. Pray the lord continue to use you to reach others for him.did my heart good to read your article.love to all
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Monica on
You don’t have to speak in tongues to be filled with the Holy Spirit. I believe God is love and caring for each other as he loved so I love. At least I try to. Some of the different religions say that you have to be speaking in tongues. Every church has their own rules. I tried to live a good life
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Joel Juarez on
A word to the southern babtist brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ. Take the word of God in Joel 2:28 very seriously.
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Peter on
Hello….everyone,….praise God
Would you mind if i share with you my dreams that i had 4days back?
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Paula Williams on
Amazing GRACE HOW SWEET THE SOUND
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Jack on
We’re in the Bible does it say you have to speak in tounges to have the gift of the holy spirit
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Cynthia Mitchell on
Amazing message for new believer as well as season believe to refresh their understanding of Holy Spirit. Wow
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Marianne Abraham on
Thank you so much for these words. These really helps a lot. God bless.
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Martin Beukes on
I was previously not aware what the impact of the Holy Spirit will make in my life, but now I understand because I have learned from the past, I understand the present and I can face the future in the Holy Spirit.
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Winnie few on
Your message has shown me discernment of the Holy Spirit
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samson monday on
Thank for this word u share editedly, but how can one be filled with the holy spirit by itself,what step to take
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Samuel Kabiswa on
Thank you
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Aseda on
It is good to hear this kind of teaching.
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Bongani on
Thank you for the teaching…God bless you
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Mechelle Davis-Ivory on
I have enjoyed this teaching. It has helped me to have a better understanding of knowing if I have the Holy Spirit dwelling within me. May I use this information as part of a teaching that I will be doing soon?
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RW (Robb) Touchton on
I’m a believer in Jesus Christ/Yashua ha Mashiach. I’m a published writer. Lately, I’ve noticed that when I’m struck by an emotional scene, I tear up and my body shakes within, is that a sign of the Holy Spirit within me?
[Author of The Chronicles of Assignments: PRINCIPALITIES – A Novel and an Adventure in Spiritual Warfare by RW Touchton. See it on Amazon or your favorite bookstore/site. ]
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Nan on
A most excellent teaching about the Holy Spirit! Being Spirit-Led is very vital in the times we are living in.
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Rahul Naik G on
I love you Jesus
your the most important pillar in my life,
I want to know more about you lord. Bless them lord those who are praying in you repent them in Jesus name I pray amen -
Rahul Naik G on
I love you Jesus
your the most important pillar in my life,
I want to know more about you lord. Bless them lord those who are praying in you repent them in Jesus name I pray amen
If you have the gift of the Holy Spirit, then you have everything.
Firstly, we need to make our body, mind and soul be conducive for the Holy Spirit to manifest in us.
Praise Lord.