The Joy of His Spirit

I was talking with a friend of mine, and he asked me this, "Have you ever been in the Spirit and the joy of the Lord is upon you, then as soon as you left that state of being in the Spirit you feel like crap?" I told him that I knew exactly what he meant. Because I had felt like that earlier that same day. I was thinking about this, and wondering why it happens sometimes? It isn't like that every time, only sometimes. So why? We all know that the presence of the Lord is true joy.

Gal 5:22-23
(22)"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,(23) gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law."

These things have been characterized as fruit of the Spirit. Which means we cannot produce these things, only the Holy Spirit can. The first three have to do with our attitude toward God. He brings us TRUE love, TRUE joy, TRUE peace. The second three have to do with our relationships toward one another. Longsuffering, kindness, goodness, they are all made manifest in us and through only by the Spirit. The last three concern principles that guide the conduct of a Christian life. Through the Spirit we are faithful, we are gentle, and we have self-control. We need to understand that none of these things come from our own efforts. They are virtues which are given to us by God. And the more we are in relationship with Him, and the more that we let God take first place in our lives, the more that these graces come forth in our lives, when we allow God to fully take control of our lives. So concerning joy, God brings us joy, being in His presence makes us happy. When we get to a place where we leave that place of His presence and our joy is gone. It's God reminding us that He is our happiness. It's a good place to be. Because then we know that our joy is true, and all we have to do is enter His presence and that joy will return. Thank you Lord that all things good come from You.