Last week we looked at three areas where we should be full.  We should be full of the Spirit, full of wisdom, and full of faith.  But how do we get full?  How can we be filled?  This is not something we can do on our own.  Each of these things comes from God, and so if we are going to be full we must look to God.

• First, we must look to God in prayer.  In Acts 4, the early church prayed and they were filled with the Holy Spirit.  James 1:5 tells us that if any lack wisdom, they should ask of God, and God will give wisdom.  In Mark 9:24, a man cries out to Jesus that he might overcome his unbelief.  If we want to be full, we must pray.  Do you pray to be full?
• Second, we must look to God in His Word.  In Ephesians 5:18-20, we are told to be full of the Spirit.  In a parallel passage in Colossians 3:16, we are told to be full of the Word.  The Spirit and the Word work together.  The Word is the sword of the Spirit (Ephesians 6:17).  Psalm 19:7 tells us that God’s Word makes people wise.  Romans 10:17 tells us that faith comes from hearing the Word.  If we want to be full, we must be in the Word.  Are you filling yourself with God’s Word?