 Can I say that is not the spirit of God speaking within you? The spirit of God within us says, Abba, Father. Abba is an Aramaic word that is a term of intimacy and endearment. It's a word of tenderness and closeness, affection, dependency. That's the spirit of God within you. God's spirit within you has given you a spirit of intense longing and reaching out, longing to know God as your Father.