Emptiness and fullness at first seem complete opposites. But in the spiritual life they are not. In the spiritual life we find the fulfillment of our deepest desires by becoming empty for God.
We must empty the cups of our lives completely to be able to receive the fullness of life from God. Jesus lived this on the cross. The moment of complete emptiness and complete fullness become the same. When he had given all away to his Abba, his dear Father, he cried out, "It is fulfilled" (John 19:30). He who was lifted up on the cross was also lifted into the resurrection. He who had emptied and humbled himself was raised up and "given the name above all other names" (see Philippians 2:7-9).
Let us keep listening to Jesus' question: "Can you drink the cup that I am going to drink?" (Matthew 20:22).
What do you need to empty from your life?
What is giving you that false sense of being full, sort of like a big sumptuous meal? Even though you may enjoy it at the time (and there is really nothing wrong with that), you still wake up the next day hungry again. It satisfies for the moment, but not for the long term.
What are you afraid of?
Matthew 16:24-26...
Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it. What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
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