fountain of life

For with you is the fountain of life… [Psalm 36:9]
‘Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.’ By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified. [John 7:38-39]

This verse from Psalm 36 (and the words of Jesus) inspire and challenge me.
The suggestion is that when we are in fellowship with the Lord, He causes LIFE to bubble up in us and through us.
Would I say that I have LIFE bubbling in me, the dynamic flow of the Spirit of God in me.
This LIFE is not a gushy, emotional energy, but as Paul describes, an overflow of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control [Galatians 5:22-23].
These are not qualities that we possess perfectly, but that we grow in, in increasing measure.
As Peter says, because of our participation in the divine nature (i.e. the Spirit), we possess these qualities in increasing measure, showing that we know Him [2 Peter 1:1-11].
The only way I can bubble with this kind of life is by striving each day to walk in close fellowship with the Lord, seeking is spiritual strength and guidance.
I need to be filled with the Spirit [Ephesians 5:18].
This is the only way I can bring life to others, if His life overflows through me.