If you wake up in the morning and think "this is going to be a bad day" what kind of day are you going to have? Unless someone interrupts your mindset, it’s going to be a bad day.

And the opposite can be true: Thinking "good day" can make you have a good day.

Paul is pointing out the inability of the mindset of the flesh to please God at any level.

In fact, the mindset of the flesh is death.

It is the outflow of the unredeemed heart that reveals death, pain, hurt. But Paul points out another option. The outlook or mindset of the Spirit: brings life and brings peace. This mindset is the mindset that pleases God. Which mindset do you have?