Doors
Greetings everyone,
I have seen many doors in my life and have always been told that doors open and close al the time for a reason. So with that thought in mind I wanted to talk to you today about doors. Life brings about many disappointing situations at times and many of these disappointments are because things don’t happen the way that we thought they would. This is typically called a closed door. When a door closes on a dream, opportunity, job, or any other significant situation it brings major disappointment. I have faced all three of these in my life and one very recently and it sucks for the lack of a better term. What I have learned in this past season of my life is that doors open for a reason and they close for a reason as well. When I have been at my lowest point I would wonder why these doors would close! I would pray and ask God why he would allow what seemingly looks like a pretty great situation be shut down. I have not always heard answers in every situation but I have seen His perfect will work out for me in many of them. It has been told to me as far back as I can remember that when one door closes another one will open up, and for the most part I have seen this happen. But what happens when you don’t have another door open? What happens when thigs go to hell in your life after one door closes? What are we to do when it seems like things are just going downhill really fast after a door closes?
These are all questions I have asked myself in the last three years. I have felt like the walls have crumbled down on me in a huge way. I have felt forsaken by God, depleted, defeated, depressed at times, and even like a failure. Now this is all internal because you would have never known it because I hid it very well. I have had hate in my heart for those who have mistreated me and felt really revengeful at times. This was all a part of doors in my life being closed. I had God speak to me very clearly during these times but when He does not say what we want to hear at times we ignore it and it makes the situation much harder to endure. The reason I am being so candid about this is because I know many of you reading may have faced this or are currently in this situation right now and need to hear this.
What is so amazing yet very frustrating about Gods timing is that He knows all and sees all. The biggest problem with this is that we don’t see what He sees all the time. He has this thing all under control weather we want to admit this or not. I as a believer try to live by this understanding but it is not always easy to do. I have learned by experience that when one door closes many doors open up. I have watched the redemptive power of God do some amazing things in my life, and although things have been hard I have learned tremendous lessons as a result. One thing I want everyone to remember is that in these situations of doors closing; don’t always look for what you may have done wrong because sometimes you may have not done anything at all. This sucks because no one wants to be blamed or let go because they did not do anything wrong. I have not understood this at all in my own life but I have seen crazy things happen as a result. People who may be used in a situation to promote us to new levels are not getting away as much as they are getting by. Yes I did say promoting us because we do move higher when we face tests and move on. Every one of us will face the judge some day.
What is so cool in this life is that doors will always open and close it is simply a part of the master plan of life. We just have to be prepared for it when it happens. You may ask; how can I prepare for this when it is so surprising at times? My answer is don’t put any faith in this worlds systems they will fail you every time. Keep your faith and trust in God nothing wavering. This will help you when doors open and close. So as you walk through life with all these doors remember that one may close but you can best believe that another one will be opened for you. The bible says that when we knock the door will be open to us. Of course this is referring to us being persistent in our pursuit of God but this carries ober into knowing that some doors in this life take our actions to open. Faith without works is dead the bible says so remember that some doors have to be approached by us in our attempts to step out into our destiny.
Have a great day!