Joy\nis a spiritual experience whereas happiness is a soulish experience. We need to discern the difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Happiness\nis being in the enjoyment of agreeable sensations from the possession of good;\nenjoying pleasure from the gratification of appetites or desires. The\npleasurable sensations derived from the gratification of sensual appetites\nrender a person temporarily happy; but he only can be esteemed really and\npermanently happy who enjoys peace of mind in the favor of God. To be in any\ndegree happy we must be free from pain both of body and of mind; to be very\nhappy we must be in the enjoyment of lively sensations of pleasure, either of\nbody or mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Revelation\ncomes through your spirit, not through your mind. Some have used kinesiology (muscle testing of\nthe body) in an attempt to get revelation. \nThe Holy Spirit does not need to communicate to us by an external means\nso we should be careful not to pursue revelation through some methodology\nfocused on the external. The Holy Spirit\nwill always talk to you through your spirit thus your soul and body should\nfollow your spirit, not the opposite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When\nmy intent aligns with FATHER\u2019S Divine Intent, joy comes forth. Joy comes through our relationship with Our\nLord Jesus Christ. It does not merely\ncome by us attaining a position in the Kingdom. \nMoreover, life is about relationships and not about acquiring things. Our relationship with FATHER will bring forth\njoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Worship\nand praise solidifies our relationship with Our Heavenly Father. Our spirit commands our mind and body to\nsubmit to Holy worship and praise thus confirming and reinforcing the\npreeminence of Our Heavenly Father, Our Lord Jesus Christ, and The Most Holy\nSpirit in our life. As we do this, favor\nfrom Above comes forth. Doors open for\nus which were previously closed. I have\nseen this reality occur countless times over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Peter\nwrote by The Holy Spirit in 2 Peter chapter 1:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2\nGrace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our\nLord, 3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and\ngodliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, 4 by\nwhich have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that\nthrough these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the\ncorruption that is in the world through lust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our\nknowledge of FATHER and of Jesus Our Lord should be ever increasing. As we immerse ourselves in praise and\nworship, HE inhabits our praise. HIS\ncloseness to us moves us to walk fully as partakers of the Divine nature. Lust no longer has any effect in our\nlives. Greed is no longer found among\nus. Agape Love flows from our hearts to\nothers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\nis written by The Holy Spirit in Zephaniah chapter 3:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
13\n\u200b\u200bThe remnant of Israel shall do no unrighteousness<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200b\u200bAnd\nspeak no lies,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200b\u200bNor\nshall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200b\u200bFor\nthey shall feed their flocks and lie down,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200b\u200bAnd\nno one shall make them afraid.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200b14\n\u200b\u200bSing, O daughter of Zion!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200b\u200bShout,\nO Israel!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200b\u200bBe\nglad and rejoice with all your heart,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200b\u200bO\ndaughter of Jerusalem!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
15\n\u200b\u200bThe LORD has taken away your judgments,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200b\u200bHe\nhas cast out your enemy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200b\u200bThe\nKing of Israel, the LORD, is in your midst;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200b\u200bYou\nshall see disaster no more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200b16\n\u200b\u200bIn that day it shall be said to Jerusalem:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200b\u200b\u201cDo\nnot fear;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200b\u200bZion,\nlet not your hands be weak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
17\n\u200b\u200bThe LORD your God in your midst,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200b\u200bThe\nMighty One, will save;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200b\u200bHe\nwill rejoice over you with gladness,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200b\u200bHe\nwill quiet you with His love,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200b\u200bHe\nwill rejoice over you with singing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\nlooks like there is much singing to come forth!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Joy is a spiritual experience whereas happiness is a soulish experience. We need to discern the difference. Happiness is being in the enjoyment of agreeable sensations from the possession of good; enjoying pleasure from the gratification of appetites or desires. The pleasurable sensations derived from the gratification of sensual appetites render a person temporarily happy; […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-love"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/servias.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/servias.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/servias.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/servias.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/servias.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7228"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/servias.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7229,"href":"https:\/\/servias.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7228\/revisions\/7229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/servias.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/servias.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/servias.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}