Don't Try to Pack in The Word

[S] John 8:37,43 --
 ³⁷"I know that you are Abraham's descendants; yet you seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in you.  ⁴³"Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot hear My word.

[O] Especially during this time of Christmas where Joseph and Mary couldn't find any room in the inns so gave birth to Jesus in the manger, this passage about having no place for His word stood out today.  Not having room (place) means other things are already fully pre-populating so unless they are offloaded there won't be anymore capacity to withhold anything else.  With my full-plated life I can relate to this dilemma of wanting to retain what God has in store for me while having no room to hold on to His word, and as mentions in verse 43, my senses become more insensitive and I become dull to His word.  This includes the fact that I may be reading His word daily but it will not sink in to the already-crowded heart of mine.

[A] In preparation for reading God's word and absorbing the right nutrients, I need to clear out my crowded heart first to make room for His word to stick.  How can I unclutter my heart more to create space for His word?

[P] Dear Father, just like trying to fill the overflowing glass with more water, may I not just go through the motion of reading Your word when there is no room for it to stick around.  I want to first prepare my heart to make room and time to soak up Your word.  Please give me wisdom to trim out the right places in my life to make such a room.  In Jesus' name.  Amen.