THE LOST ART OF RELATIONSHIP
still damp, give yourself a salt massage with dry salt. Ordinary salt works well; the larger sea salt crystals also do the job.
Jesus tells us as believers that we also will influence anyone we come into contact with, including those we are in a relationship with or not, whether they are believers or not. God wants our influence to be useful, like salt, to solidify our relationships with other believers. He wants us to gather others and help put out the fires of conflict between us; to restore relationships and our own lives so we can be used by God. We can freshen up our lives and the lives of those around us and become more effective to enhance the relationships around us. God will remove the dead areas of our lives and boost our spiritual circulation so the body of Christ can operate without hindrance. Just as salt is useful, we can be, too.
Now, let’s look at the properties and influence that light has on the environment. You’ll see that light influences everything it reaches.
- Light illuminates the darkness. In fact, darkness cannot exist in the presence of light. Light helps us to see and exposes what is hiding in the darkness.
- Plants need light to grow. Through photosynthesis, plants need light to synthesize foods (energy) from carbon dioxide and water by turning them into carbohydrates.
- Humans need light to avoid health issues caused by Vitamin D deficiency, like depression, negative feelings, and impaired wound healing. Vitamin D is synthesized when sunlight touches the skin.
- We see objects and color but only because light allows us to receive these images through our eyes. In the darkness, there is the absence of color. In the light, we see color all around us.
- Light provides warmth, which is energy to many things. If it were not for the light of the sun, the delicate balance of life here on earth would be out of balance and not be able to exist.
- Lights are used as signals in many different areas of life—red lights, green lights, yellow lights, white lights, blue lights.
Just like light, we are to be shining the light of Christ into the lives of those around us. We can illuminate the darkness around us and bring life into our relationships because of our connection to the Light. We can bring health into our relationships because of the access to the Light, as well as bring color and vibrancy into the lives of others. We can give energy to others and raise the