To rule the spirit is to keep self under discipline; to resist evil; to regulate every word and deed by God's great standard of righteousness. He who has learned to rule his spirit will rise above the slights, the rebuffs, the annoyances, to which we are daily exposed, and these will cease to cast a gloom over his spirit.

At herske over ånden er at have kontrol over sit eget jeg; at modstå det onde; at holde ethvert ord og enhver handling inden for guds store retfærdigheds mål. Den som har lært at styre sit sind, vil hæve sig over de uhøfligheder, tilsidesættelser og ærgrelser, vi daglig er udsatte for, og de vil ikke mere formørke hans sjæls himmel.