There is a popular saying that when one door closes, another opens.
Yes that may be true but there is more to it than that.
Doors close for various reasons and at various times. Its also true that God is good and He doesn't allow bad things happen to those who serve Him.
Yet doors close, disappointments abound and these are real!
The truth is God closes doors (something which we refer to as a bad thing), but He does for certain reasons.
He is the all knowing God, who knows the END from the BEGINNING. (Isa 46:10).
His plans towards us are also of GOOD and not of EVIL and to bring us to an expected end. (Jer 29:11).
So knowing this, it simply means He closes doors and He does so for our own good.
The reason for doors being closed isn't really the crux of this discuss.
Of concern however is the fact that, everybody knows that once an old door closes a new one opens but nobody really talks about what happens while waiting for this new door to open.
Nobody seems to tell you how long or how hard things get during these wait periods.
Imagine someone who was laid off from work, he might be lucky enough to get another the very next week or the next month but for most that isn't the case.
Many wait for months and even years for a new one, for their new door to open. During this period, it can be hell waiting.
Waiting in the hall way as it has been termed is not one of the easiest things to do.
Its easy to lose hope, in fact this is where many call it quit with God. We try many things, try to knock down the old door, try to create new doors of our own, try to squeeze through windows. These include taking up odd jobs, starting businesses we know next to nothing about, desperately trying to hold on to past memories, try and even begging for our old jobs/old lives back.
At this point it seems God is just mute.
Its at this point that we actually should learn who we are. Rather than trying to hold on to the past, we should seek to improve ourselves, learn new skills and generally try to get better. We should use this time to get close to God. In this silent and lonely times, where distraction is minimal, we should draw closer to
God, listen and learn.
Rather than complaining, we should think about it this way - God's plans are always of good. He always moves us to the next level with each new door. So if this new door hasn't open yet, it might mean we aren't ready, we aren't matured enough, we do not know enough to handle this new level. We need to grow and when best to do that, than during this waiting period.
Ultimately we should learn to have faith. No matter how long or how discouraged we might have grown, one thing is for certain, His ears are not closed neither are His arms too short to help us, He just doesnt want us to end up messing it up and needs us to grow and be prepared for what lies beyond the next door that He opens.
olasupoAjayi
https://web.facebook.com/shupoajayi/posts/10153478895111135
Yes that may be true but there is more to it than that.
Doors close for various reasons and at various times. Its also true that God is good and He doesn't allow bad things happen to those who serve Him.
Yet doors close, disappointments abound and these are real!
The truth is God closes doors (something which we refer to as a bad thing), but He does for certain reasons.
He is the all knowing God, who knows the END from the BEGINNING. (Isa 46:10).
His plans towards us are also of GOOD and not of EVIL and to bring us to an expected end. (Jer 29:11).
So knowing this, it simply means He closes doors and He does so for our own good.
The reason for doors being closed isn't really the crux of this discuss.
Of concern however is the fact that, everybody knows that once an old door closes a new one opens but nobody really talks about what happens while waiting for this new door to open.
Nobody seems to tell you how long or how hard things get during these wait periods.
Imagine someone who was laid off from work, he might be lucky enough to get another the very next week or the next month but for most that isn't the case.
Many wait for months and even years for a new one, for their new door to open. During this period, it can be hell waiting.
Waiting in the hall way as it has been termed is not one of the easiest things to do.
Its easy to lose hope, in fact this is where many call it quit with God. We try many things, try to knock down the old door, try to create new doors of our own, try to squeeze through windows. These include taking up odd jobs, starting businesses we know next to nothing about, desperately trying to hold on to past memories, try and even begging for our old jobs/old lives back.
At this point it seems God is just mute.
Its at this point that we actually should learn who we are. Rather than trying to hold on to the past, we should seek to improve ourselves, learn new skills and generally try to get better. We should use this time to get close to God. In this silent and lonely times, where distraction is minimal, we should draw closer to
God, listen and learn.
Rather than complaining, we should think about it this way - God's plans are always of good. He always moves us to the next level with each new door. So if this new door hasn't open yet, it might mean we aren't ready, we aren't matured enough, we do not know enough to handle this new level. We need to grow and when best to do that, than during this waiting period.
Ultimately we should learn to have faith. No matter how long or how discouraged we might have grown, one thing is for certain, His ears are not closed neither are His arms too short to help us, He just doesnt want us to end up messing it up and needs us to grow and be prepared for what lies beyond the next door that He opens.
olasupoAjayi
https://web.facebook.com/shupoajayi/posts/10153478895111135
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