“…if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit.” 1 John 4:12-13

Needing to lift and move a rather heavy object, I looked for a tool that could help. I wrestled my floor jack from the closet and put it to work. Pumping the lever easily raised the object off the floor, which is EXACTLY what I wanted. The wheels on the jack made moving the object very easy. But leaking hydraulic fluid on the floor was not part of the plan.

This is my second floor jack. The first one was given to me by a friend who bought a new one. He told me, “it works, but leaks. All you have to do is put more fluid in it!” After I had enough of the leaking myself, I went and bought this new one. That was about 25 years ago. Now that IT leaks, I have to make a decision as to what to do with it.

Floor Jacks are bulky, heavy and hard to hide. But when the benefits of one are needed, all those inconveniences are inconsequential. Now that it leaks oil, adding ‘messy’ to that list may become a game changer. Finding myself in the same position as my old friend, the options are limited. I can do nothing, fix it or get rid of… and replace it. I wasn’t looking for options!

I signed up to be on Team Jesus YEARS ago. At that time, I realized my life was broken and in need of repair. Over the years He has helped me in more ways than I can count and our relationship continues to grow. I have learned that the road goes both ways. Since I am a part of His team, I am also expected to be a tool in His hands! Strangely, LEAKING is expected!

Oil is just one symbol of the Holy Spirit. When I received the ‘free gift’ of Jesus’ Eternal Life, I was ‘born again.’ The Holy Spirit was poured into me, where He, a living personal being, now resides. As I stay close to Him, He chooses to use me as HIS tool for all kinds of cool things. And what a Joy that is. But the job can be, and usually is… messy!

I’m not a genius about hydraulics, where oil is used to apply minimum force for maximum work. But I don’t have to know HOW it works. Only that it DOES. And when I am being used as a tool by God, the Holy Spirit is SUPPOSED to be SO evident, that leakage is inevitable. That is how people KNOW it is God working and not ME.

I looked up ‘hot to repair a leaky floor jack’ online and found lots of videos. Apparently I’m not the only one with this issue. For now, I have too many things to do to be worrying about a floor jack. So I’ll clean it off and put it away to leak another day!

What I want to know is… are YOU leaking?