Bible Verses About Spiritual Paralysis

Dear friends, Spiritual paralysis refers to a state where one feels unable to grow closer to God or live out their faith. Life’s hardships, distractions, disappointments all contribute to this paralyzed .

The signs can be subtle at first – less excitement about God’s word, wavering dedication to prayer and fellowship. As it progresses, spiritual numbness sets in along with unusual outbursts of anger or sadness.

In essence, spiritual paralysis cripples our ability to receive God’s love and grace. It’s often compared to the physical paralysis that left the lame man by the healing pool powerless until Jesus restored him. When we lack spiritual strength, we cannot rise above our struggles.

The good news is spiritual paralysis can be overcome through earnest prayer, renewing our minds through Scripture, and surrounding ourselves with strong believers. Just as physical therapy restores mobility to paralyzed limbs, so deliberate spiritual disciplines can revive a weakened faith.

Dear friends now let’s see the Bible scriptures below that talk about spiritual paralysis.

What is Spiritual Paralysis?

Ephesians 4:18
“Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart”

Romans 7:24
“O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?”

2 Timothy 3:5
“Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away”

Hebrews 5:11
“Of whom we have many things to say, hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing”

Revelation 3:1
“Unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, art dead”

John 5:6
“When Jesus saw him lie, knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?”

Matthew 13:15
“For this people’s heart is waxed gross, their ears are dull of hearing, their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes hear with their ears, should understand with their heart, should be converted, I should heal them”

1 Corinthians 2:14
“But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned”

Revelation 2:4
“Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love”

Luke 8:14
“That which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, are choked with cares riches pleasures of this life, bring no fruit to perfection”

2 Peter 2:20
“For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning”

Causes of Spiritual Paralysis

Hebrews 12:1
“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, the sin which doth so easily beset us, let us run with patience the race that is set before us”

Ephesians 2:1-2
“You hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience”

Mark 4:19
“The cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, it becometh unfruitful”

James 1:14
“But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, enticed”

Galatians 5:7-8
“Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth? This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you”

1 Timothy 6:10
“For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, pierced themselves through with many sorrows”

Overcoming Spiritual Paralysis Through Faith

Hebrews 11:1
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen”

James 2:26
“For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also”

1 John 5:4
“For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith”

Romans 10:17
“So then faith cometh by hearing, hearing by the word of God”

Matthew 17:20
“Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; it shall remove; nothing shall be impossible unto you”

Prayers for Healing from Spiritual Paralysis

James 5:15
“The prayer of faith shall save the sick, the Lord shall raise him up; if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him”

1 John 1:9
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful just to forgive us our sins, to cleanse us from all unrighteousness”

Philippians 4:6-7
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts minds through Christ Jesus”

Psalm 51:10
“Create in me a clean heart, O God; renew a right spirit within me”

Jeremiah 17:14
“Heal me, O Lord , I shall be healed; save me, I shall be saved: for thou art my praise”

Matthew 6:13
“Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, the power, the glory, for ever. Amen”

Supporting Others Struggling with Spiritual Paralysis

Galatians 6:2
“Bear ye one another’s burdens, so fulfil the law of Christ”

1 Thessalonians 5:11
“Wherefore comfort yourselves together, edify one another, even as also ye do”

Romans 15:1
“We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, not to please ourselves”

Hebrews 10:24
“Let us consider one another to provoke unto love to good works”

James 1:27
“Pure religion undefiled before God the Father is this, To visit the fatherless widows in their affliction, to keep himself unspotted from the world”

Proverbs 17:17
“A friend loveth at all times, a brother is born for adversity”

The Role of the Church in Spiritual Paralysis

Ephesians 4:12
“For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ”

1 Corinthians 12:25-26
“That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. Whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it”

Acts 2:42
“They continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine fellowship, in breaking of bread, in prayers”

Colossians 1:24
“Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church”

1 Peter 5:2-3
“Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being examples to the flock”