There’s a level where people are influenced by their circumstances. When something good happens, they feel great, but when something bad happens or when they remember past events, they become downcast. This up-and-down emotional state means their happiness is dependent on outside events, leading to a life that fluctuates rather than moves forward. Living at this "soulish" level means that your mood swings with the tides of good and bad news. Yes, it's nice to feel happy when things go well, but it’s still unstable.
Your life will not be able to move forward and make improvements in your life if circumstances have the capacity to easily change your mood and mindset. When you operate at this level, it's what we call "soulish" level. This is a type of happiness that fluctuates: when you receive good news, you might feel ecstatic, but when bad news comes along, you can feel down and depressed. This constant back-and-forth happens because you’re living at the soulish level, which is controlled by external circumstances.
Even if you tend to stay positive most of the time, it leads to instability because you try with your own strength. That's why God encourages you to rise higher to the spiritual level. True joy doesn’t come from your body or physical desires; it isn’t shaped by the ups and downs of your emotional state. Instead, joy is rooted in the spirit of life.
As beneficial as a positive mindset may be, it is still insufficient for true stability. God desires for us to ascend to a higher level—the level of the spirit. «But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such, there is no law.» Galatians 5:22-23 NKJV Joy, as described in Galatians 5:22, is not derived from the body or the soulish realm; it is a fruit of the Spirit. Therefore, God wants us to operate at this spiritual frequency. When we function at the level of the spirit, both our soulish and bodily experiences are positively influenced.
God invites us to rise above this and connect to the Spirit because true joy doesn’t come from our external state or our emotions. Instead, joy is rooted in the spirit of life. It’s a deeper, more consistent source of happiness that isn’t swayed by circumstances.
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