Doors. I love the image of doors and find that I have quite a few photographs of doors from places we have visited. They are a wonderful visual for me in so many ways. What is on the other side? Who will open that door? What can I expect when that door swings open?
I am a huge fan of Oswald Chambers who wrote My Utmost For His Highest. Sometimes I have to read the selection several times before I can really understand what he is getting at. He is a pretty deep fellow. A recent selection got me thinking about doors.
God never again opens the doors that have been closed. He opens other doors , but he reminds us that there have been doors that we have shut—doors which had no need to be shut….God will turn what might have been into a wonderful lesson of growth for the future.
As life moves on we often find that doors are shut. Opportunities change and life moves on. It is not always easy to understand in the moment why that door has shut or what the future might hold but my faith allows me to know that God is there regardless.
How many doors have I allowed to shut without even realizing that I allowed that to happen? How many times have I closed my eyes to the possibility of something that could have made a difference in the direction that my life was taking? Have I actually learned from any of the doors that I shut on my own? Have I been able to move past the disappointment of shutting a door that I should have kept open and walked through boldly?
What a wonderful thing that our God allows us to move on, to acknowledge when we do not follow perhaps the best path and allow us another chance and another path. The knowledge that He is with me—no matter how many doors I inexplicably close—that is the most wonderful feeling that I could have. It gives me peace.
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Leave a commentA very meaningful post. I too love doors and try to find interesting ones wherever I go. I have always liked this quote. “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” Milton Berle.
Thanks, Darlene. You always have the best quotes and are so good at remembering them. I love this one and am going to write it down so I don’t forget it.
I used to collect quotes and share them with my students in the job search classes I taught. I kept a file of them just in case. So many times the perfect opportunity for a quote comes up and I often have the right one! Saving things has its benefits!! So pleased you liked this one.
Thanks Beth! I will be pondering this one and thinking about doors today!
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Oh my goodness, yes! What an insightful post, Beth Ann. I love it. Just the other day one of my daughters and I were discussing a hard situation in life. I told her that for some reason God closed that door for her even though we don’t understand why. But I truly do believe the Lord intends it for the best for her in the future.
Lovely post. I like to think there are doors available everywhere..the hard thing for me is choosing which one to go through when they all seem so interesting.
Beautiful.
Thanks!
A lot to think about. I too look to my faith and pray for the Lord’s will to be done. Well written, Beth Ann.
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