 and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul. Genesis 2, verse 9 speaks of the tree of life that was in the midst of the garden as a reminder of the vitality of a walk with God. That life needs to be the center of our walk with God. It says, "...out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food, the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil."