As
I pondered these verses I realized that a restoration of happiness meant
happiness in this life. The spirit will be restored to a perfect body. Mortal
bodies give great reason to not be happy. The biological factors that make one prone
to depression, addiction, or any other mental disorder will be corrected, which
will make for quit the adjustment if I let my biology dictate my desires.
Having a perfect healthy body with desires of depression will make for an
interesting combination. Will the next life have a new array of somatoform
disorders? However, if in this life, even with genetics stacked against
happiness, I learn to choose to desire happiness and rejoice in the Lord’s
promises, how much better off will I be? Learning to choose happiness with the
odds stacked against me will act just like a runner’s drag suit. When the
resurrection removes the challenges, I will be left with my strong desires to
be happy and a body capable of fulfilling those desires.
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