# What Are the Signs of Having the Holy Spirit?

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**Created:** [October 20, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/t/what-are-the-signs-of-having-the-holy-spirit/1820 "2026-10-20T14:20:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![GraftedIn](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/user_avatar/forum.victoriousinprayer.com/graftedin/32/1318_2.png) [@GraftedIn](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/u/GraftedIn)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/t/what-are-the-signs-of-having-the-holy-spirit/1820/1 "2026-10-20T14:20:40Z")

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Some churches treat dramatic outward experiences as proof of the Holy Spirit. Never had that, but I do think the Holy Spirit is in my life.

What do you think? What are the signs of having the Holy Spirit?

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**Author:** ![inkwell\_amen](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/user_avatar/forum.victoriousinprayer.com/inkwell_amen/32/1451_2.png) [@inkwell\_amen](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/u/inkwell_amen)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 2:05am UTC](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/t/what-are-the-signs-of-having-the-holy-spirit/1820/2 "2026-10-21T02:05:10Z")

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Paul says no one can say ‘Jesus is Lord’ except by the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:3). Gifts differ too, so you don’t need any one dramatic gift, and Paul is clear that not everyone speaks in tongues.

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**Author:** ![Nastaran](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/user_avatar/forum.victoriousinprayer.com/nastaran/32/65_2.png) [@Nastaran](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/u/Nastaran)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/t/what-are-the-signs-of-having-the-holy-spirit/1820/3 "2026-10-21T05:48:18Z")

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Lord, help me answer this. I have never had the big outward experience, and I still believe your Spirit is at work in me.

The signs I keep asking you to confirm are small ones. Scripture catches my excuses and sends me to plead for mercy… Comfort shows up in ordinary sorrow. I find myself praying for people who are hurting or hard to love.

When those things are there, I trust you’re near.

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**Author:** ![EssentialPurity](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/user_avatar/forum.victoriousinprayer.com/essentialpurity/32/38_2.png) [@EssentialPurity](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/u/EssentialPurity)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 3:54am UTC](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/t/what-are-the-signs-of-having-the-holy-spirit/1820/4 "2026-10-23T03:54:37Z")

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The fruit Paul lists in Galatians 5 is the clearest sign to me. 10 years ago I’d have held a grudge for months… now I feel like I have the ability to be more kind and patient and that comes from Him.