Do you praise God for closed doors in your life?
By magnet
@magnet (2087)
United States
June 25, 2007 9:56am CST
We need to learn to praise the Lord as much for a closed door as we do an open door. The reason God closes doors is because He has not prepared anything over there for us. If he didn't close the wrong door we would never find the right door.
God directs our path through the closing and opening of doors. One door closes, it forces you to change your course. Another door closes, it forces you to change your course again. Then finally, you find the open door and you walk right into your blessing.
The Lord directs our paths through the opening and closing of doors,but instead of praising him for the closed door (which keeps us out of trouble), we get upset because we "judge by the appearances." (I've been upset,but later realized that it was a blessing).
You have an ever present help in the time of need who is always standing guard. Because He walks ahead of you, He can spot trouble down the road and set up a road block or detour accordingly. But through our
lack of wisdom, we try to tear down the roadblocks or push aside thedetour sign. Then the minute we get into trouble we start crying "Lord how could You have done this to me?".
We have got to realize that the closed door can be a blessing. Didn't He say that "No good thing will He withhold from them that love Him?"
If you get terminated from your job - praise God for the new opportunities that will manifest themselves - it might be another job, it might be school. If that man or woman won't return your call -it might not be them, it might be the Lord setting up a roadblock (just let it go).
One time a person had a bank they had been in business with for many years to tell them "No" to a $10,000 loan. The Lord put in their spirit to call another bank. That bank gave them $40,000 at a lower
interest rate than the first bank was offering.
We can sometimes trap ourselves in doubt and discouragement through judging by appearances. I'm so grateful, my friends, for the many times Our Father has closed doors to me just to open them in the most
unexpected places. The Lord won't always say in spoken words: "Go to the left, now to the right". Sometimes He will just close the wrong doors.
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path." - Psalm
119:105.
"The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and
He delights in his way."- Psalm 37:23
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4 responses
@magnel (2263)
• India
26 Jun 07
Jesus directs us in his own ways by closing all the door for us and opening the right one. It so happened with me a many a times, one of the example is my job, when i had lost my job i was waiting for another job and the job that came was not of my liking but I had to go for it because I wanted something as an earning for my family. But right then came along another that I like a lot and still sticking around with the same job. This happened 7 years ago.
@marshall_blake2000 (304)
• United States
25 Jun 07
In my house God is praised for every door that is opened and closed. You know I do not always know what is best, and God does. Seem if he opens a door for me its right. If he closes a door its right. Some times it does not seem right to me at the time. But later it always makes sence.
@revdauphinee (5703)
• United States
25 Jun 07
reminds me of an old country song :thank God for unanswered prayers "if you can get a copy listen to it it speaks volumes!
@senthil2k (1500)
• India
25 Jun 07
This is a great piece of text I have ever read. Thanks for that. I believe God will always give the best that suits for everybody. Even though late at times, He ensures that He gives the best to His beloved ones.
These are the words of God in 'The Baghwad Gita', the book of Hinduism. "Whatever that had happened so far, had happened well. Whatever that has happened today, has happened well. Whatever thats going to happen tomorrow, will happen well. Dont worry about these. Do your duty unmindful of the results'. These are the words that I follow and will follow for ever.
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