One of the greatest miracles God has given each one of us is life. But God doesn’t just start life He keeps on sustaining life. Through the world God has created, He provides us with opportunities to grow through our mind, our bodies, our emotions, our possessions, our places in community and our spirit. God uses each of these areas of life to help us grow and have life now.
When our life is unbalanced, it often means we may have neglected one or more of the opportunities for our life to be fed. Its times like these we feel like a pot plant sitting on a dark veranda that someone has forgotten to water. Droopy, tired and hoping that a little bit of life will accidently fall our way.
But put that plant in the sun, give it some fresh soil and some water and it begins to brighten up. Likewise when we feel like a neglected pot plant we need to tap into the opportunities for life that God has provided. We may need to spend more time feeding the mind, caring for our bodies, dealing appropriately with our emotions, developing and nurturing our relationships, understanding who God has created us to be, caring for and managing the possessions we have and developing our relationship with God and with others who are influenced by God.
The facts are God is interested in helping in both this life and the life in heaven. Jesus informs us of this in John chapter 10, verse 10 where we discover Jesus came to give life to everyone and have it to the fullest. Having life to fullest also means living not just for today, but also for the future, the eternal future. Throughout our life we may need to avoid things that harm or kill off the possibility of eternal life, we may need to let go of some things and pick up others and we need to latch onto things that prepare us and develop us for the future life with the life giving God.
Something to reflect on and share as a family
How has God given you life?
What areas of your life, may you need to spend some more time with so you can have life?
How are you preparing and how can you prepare for the future with God?
To go a little deeper read: John 6:22-59
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