Everything Jesus encountered came alive. Jesus states, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life! …. I am come that you can have life!”Jn10:10 As my spirit comes alive, I too have life and carry that life. In covenant with Him; what He has, I have. As such, when His Spirit is in me, everything I encounter should come alive.
The world has phrases that we use that portrays this concept. … “She has a green thumb” …… “Everything he touches turns to gold.” ……
As a relationally mature parent, I have the most capacity and ability to impart life. The word “parent” implies that I have and do impart life. One of my basic tests to check my relational maturity is to see if I am imparting life to everything and to everyone I am in contact with. Is my family, spouse, friends and others more alive because I am around and doing life with them? Do I bring life and healing to my planet and people?
If my spirit is not alive it is easy to carry death. We see immature “infants” and “children” carrying destruction and death into our families, and communities. Many of these take their own lives. The true enemy of our soul carries death and his primary targets are the children.
Sooo….. As I look at my self ….. Am I relationally maturing? …… Am I bringing Life to myself? …. Am I bringing Life to you? ….. Am I bringing Life to my planet and to everything and everyone I come in contact with? And most of all; Am I being filled with His life so that I can continue to bring you life?
Note: The result of bringing life is Joy!!