Cravings don't call the shots.



God rather than gunk comes out when I get poked.



That is why I am attracted by the promise of the fullness of God.

I heard Randy Pausch of "The Last Lecture" fame say, "Don't tell people what to do. Tell them a story and they will figure out what to do."

As I have approached this topic, I have avoided looking for a method, i.e. "Seven Steps to Experiencing the Fullness of God". Instead, I have been drawn to the Story, the context if you will, in which experiencing the fullness of God becomes possible.

As I mentioned in the previous post, Paul alludes to Solomon's dedication of the original Temple built in Jerusalem. Solomon saw the completion of the Temple as evidence that God had been faithful to the promise He had made to his father David--


ESV 2 Chronicles 6:8 But the LORD said to David my father, 'Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart. 9 Nevertheless, it is not you who shall build the house, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for my name.'


I believe Paul saw Solomon as only a partial and typological fulfillment of that promise.


ESV Ephesians 2:20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. 22 In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.


Paul writes as if Jesus is rebuilding the Temple, but this time the Temple is not made of carved stones, but redeemed humanity. And this time, the glory of God fills the Temple prior to completion. As a matter of fact the fullness of God is essential to the rebuilding process.


As I put the fullness of God in the context of Christ constructing a new habitation of God (where heaven intersects earth), and as I begin to align my life to that activity, experiencing the fullness of God becomes more than just a prospect.