Jesus is that way. And since we must take they way and the Way is a person, then there has to be a relationship involved. Get connected to Him and like a vine, He pumps life into you. Go further with this thought of connection rather than simply sit around knowing you died, were buried and resurrected with Him. And you start to live a life that is touched by heaven.
Fruit grows from the branches because it is attached to the vine that pumps life into it.
The root of the good tree is holy. In other words, believe that your love for Him and desire to melt into one single being with Him is the means of seeing your life change. Growth demands you be on the vine also. The branch does not stay the same when it abides in the vine. It grows greater.