Don’t Be Too Full to Be Filled

Busy girl, be careful that you are not living a life too full to be filled.

We are in the thick of a bustling season—holidays, celebrations, expectations—and barreling straight toward a month where many will rush into New Year’s resolutions. We will audit habits, declutter homes, reorganize schedules, set goals, plan growth, and attempt reinvention. None of those things are bad. None of them are wrong.

But hear my caution: activity can quietly become the thief of destiny.

We often say, “Life is busy,” and sometimes that is true. But sometimes—if we are honest—we fill our lives with seemingly necessary things because they give us the feeling of progress. Movement feels productive. Planning feels like growth. Full calendars give the illusion of momentum.

Yet some of the busiest people are often the least fruitful.

Consider the old adage: If you want something done, give it to the busiest person. Why does that work? Because truly productive people have discovered frameworks—ways of living and building—that produce results. They do not just talk, think, or dream about doing. They do. Their fullness is intentional, not accidental.

Now let’s journey back—far back—to the birth of Christ.

Scripture tells us that Mary and Joseph arrived in Bethlehem, and “there was no room for them in the inn” (Luke 2:7). The word Luke uses for “inn” is the Greek word κατάλυμα (kataluma). This is important. It does not primarily describe a commercial hotel or roadside inn as we imagine today. It more accurately refers to a guest room or family dwelling.

In other words, this was not a cruel innkeeper story. This was a capacity issue.

The house was full.

And because it was full, it could not be filled with what would have been—quite literally—the greatest moment of that family’s life. No room for the Savior. No space for history. No capacity for the miracle.

The dwelling was too full to be filled.

Now, we could spend hours in theological exploration here—and trust me, there is much to uncover—but today I want to speak directly to busy girls building lives, families, callings, and prosperity one move at a time.

This one line carries so much weight we could build an entire Flourish File around it. But for now, let’s focus on two truths that can shift this season—and your future—if you let them.

First: The Ones Who Encountered Jesus Made Room by Leaving Something Behind

While one household was too full to recognize the opportunity in front of them, others did the opposite.

Shepherds left their sheep.
Wise men left their nations.
Workers left their fields.

Each of them abandoned posts of real responsibility to pursue a greater encounter.

Their schedules mattered. Their assignments were important. Yet they discerned that this moment required rearrangement. Scripture tells us they followed a star—not a map, not a plan, not full clarity—just enough light for the next step (Matthew 2:1–12).

This is priority preservation at its highest level.

They understood something we often forget: the greatest productivity, expansion, and increase only come to those who are not too full to make room for what’s next.

The enemy of “next” is unavailability.

A schedule too full to experience joy.
A heart too full to believe for more.
A mind too full to imagine differently.

Too full to be filled will quietly steal every opportunity 2026 holds—without ever announcing itself as the villain.

So let me ask you plainly:
What if the opposite of productivity is not laziness—but constant busyness?

What if the greatest move you could make right now is not another plan, but a pause?

If you are wondering how long that pause should be, look again at the story. The shepherds and wise men did not know the details. They did not have timelines. They did not know what they would find. They simply sought the greater—and they did not stop until they found the King.

Busy girl, fulfillment requires pursuit.

Scripture says, “You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart” (Jeremiah 29:13). That kind of seeking demands risk. It demands abandon. And let’s be honest—we busy girls are often allergic to that.

We want clarity before obedience.
Plans before movement.
Certainty before surrender.

But this season may be asking something different of you.

Are you willing to walk away from who you were last year?
Are you willing to abandon posts that once fit but are now too small?
Are you willing to mature emotionally—developing the kind of emotional intelligence that frees you from offense, deepens your love, and equips you to lead well?

As builders, coaches, and ministers, we cannot send others into places we have never explored ourselves.

This season invites us into deeper wholeness—places many never go because they are too full of the usual to experience true fulfillment.

Second: When One Door Closed, God Created a Greater Space

Here is the part of the story that should restore your hope.

When Mary and Joseph were turned away, they were not abandoned. They were redirected.

What looked like rejection became the setting for a miracle.

A stable became holy ground.
A feeding trough became a throne.

God was not thrown off by the lack of space. He was not delayed by the closed door. He simply revealed another way.

Scripture reminds us, “Nothing will be impossible with God” (Luke 1:37).

Time and again, God transforms unlikely places into sacred ones:

• A well becomes an encounter (John 4)

• A prison becomes a worship sanctuary (Acts 16)

• A stable becomes the birthplace of salvation

Busy girl, no closed door means your miracle is canceled.

If one door shuts, you can rest knowing He has another—often one that carries greater glory than you imagined. Romans 8:28 assures us that God works all things together for good—not some things, not convenient things, but all of it.

A Final Invitation

So here is my invitation to you.

Pause.
Reflect.
Stir your hope.

In a season when everyone is rushing—and we, busy girls with big dreams and God-sized visions, feel pressure to do more—the greatest power move you may make is the one that feels counterintuitive.

It is a pause.

It is a decision not to be too full to be filled.

Scripture tells us, “Be still, and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10). Stillness is not inactivity—it is alignment.

Kick guilt to the curb.
Make room.
Chase the best and abandon the rest.

Busy girl, you are built stronger than you think. And when you make room for God to fill what He desires to place inside you—you will not just stay busy, you will become fruitful.

Now go… and RUN.