' 'Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think' ~Ephesians 3:20
If you only have a thimble-worth of capacity and you’re standing on the edge of a vast ocean, you have access to a lot of water but you won’t get much of it because your capacity is so small.
If you have the capacity of a bucket you’ll get more than a thimble, but once the bucket is full the ocean can do you no more good.
If you have a barrel you’ll get more than a bucket, but once the barrel is full you will still only have taken advantage of a minuscule part of the ocean.
The idea is to offer God the biggest container possible. Offer Him all of your (heart) so that He can accomplish what He wants to do in your life. And no matter how successful you may be, you still haven’t maximised all that God wants to do in you and through you.
Paul puts it this way: ‘Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.’ When you give your life to Christ, the Holy Spirit takes up residence within you. That means if your life has been a (what some people may state as being a complete or partial) failure thus far, He can turn it into a success. And if your life has been successful thus far, He can take you to a higher level of success.
(brackets are mine I have added)
