The idea of fullness always brings up Thanksgiving dinner for me. I see us all, draped on various couches, sated and more, loosening belt buckles and trying to lie as flat as possible to give more room for all the plenty just consumed. Supposedly, this is what is available from Christ.
Ephesians 1:22-23
And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.
But we’re not full. At least I know I’m not.
Some years ago when everyone was on the Toronto Blessing bandwagon and everyone was “soaking” on the floor and asking God for more, more, more. Now, I can’t help but think God was shaking his head, “How much more do you want? I’ve given you everything!”
It’s not that God is stingy with the stuff, with the power, with the blessings, with the anointings, it is our cap. In order to fill up with all of goods, we gotta make room. Goes back to the hoarding issue: keeping things we don’t need: thoughts, blame, anger, old scripts, pain, shame, ambition, judgments, and so on.
A sponge full of dirty water can’t take on more water no matter how tasty and abundant the spring.
Empty first, then fullness…
Meditations from Zion 
I loved this Irm! It echoed the message that came through my devotional this morning from God Calling titled, “Feel Plenty”. You are so right about having to make room first. The last sentence of the devo read, “Wish plenty for yourselves, and all you care for and long to help”. Lord help us to squeeze out our “dirty sponges” to make more room for all the good and wondrous things You have for us!
Amen. Amen. So glad it spoke to you too. And thanks for sharing your piece of it. ib