Sometimes when God closes a door it's because that door just needs to be closed that when God closes
a door it's not because he doesn't love us just the opposite sometimes because he does love us
he closes the door sometimes God shuts a door for my protection
and you think it's a bad thing that you lost your job
or something went sideways it doesn't feel good but it's for your protection you might have gotten
fired but you don't know why you got fired and it doesn't even makes sense but God had a bigger plan
sometimes God removes a harmful person from your life for your protection
but God knows how to shut doors to protect you and God knows how to open doors to to bless you
and the door closes you may very well find what it must be that I've done something wrong that
may be your first instinct what to you may be a great disappointment in your life may actually
open the way for something greater that God is calling you to do it's immature Christians
that can only handle only getting their way it's mature believers that understand to thank God for
some doors that he closed in your life in the moment it looked like the greatest opportunity
in the moment it looked like Mr Right Mrs Right it looked like the dream job it looked like exactly
what you in the moment you were heartbroken that that door didn't open but has anybody lived life
long enough to recognize that there has been some closed doors some broken relationships
some situations where I was terminated but that firing pushed me into a job that was
above and beyond anything that I could ever ask think or imagine can we be mature enough
to be grateful for God's no's just as much as his yeses
you see when God locks a door it needs to be locked when God shuts a door it needs to be
shut have you been around the block enough times to look back over your life and say God thank you
that she did not accept my marriage invitation thank you that I did not receive that transfer
get on past the closed doors there's something great to be reaped
by going to the open ones since God is sovereign he is in full control on both sides of any door
being in full control God takes full responsibility for the results the closing
of a good opportunity occurs in order to lead us to an even better one not until you walk through
the open door and look back do you realize a necessity of the other doors being closed
God owns the key to every door he is the holy the true David's key is in his hand opening doors no
one can lock and locking doors no one can open you see Jesus administrates all passageways doesn't he
he oversees all entrances and exits he's the ultimate air traffic controller
and apart from his permission you cannot land or you cannot leave and once he shuts the door
no one can open it once he shut the door of Noah's Ark no one could open it he controls
all entrances and all exits and sometimes he closes doors because he has a better door in mind
and now we're beginning to see this but in the midst of it it's sometimes very difficult
when God says no when something that's in your heart proves not to be the door that he opens
for you your faith is going to be tested we love open doors but we don't like closed doors but what
do we do with closed doors we've got to trust God with those closed doors so what do we do when we
get to this place where God closes a door when there's the breakup when something you thought
your future was going to be this and it didn't happen like that what do we do we trust him
and we keep walking in faith and saying Lord this isn't how I wanted it this isn't how I
planned on it this isn't what I thought would be but I'm gonna trust you with this because
here's the deal you and I don't know why and we don't know what's next we don't know why and we
don't know what's next but God does and if we'll trust him to be our shepherd then he'll lead us
and we can trust him even when things don't go real well for us the doors close for a reason
because God just wants you to walk up to hall because he got another door it's bigger and when
you open and get behind it you ain't gonna believe what's back there but you will never get to it
if you stand in front of that door crying when we go through seasons of blocked doors we're sitting
ducks for the devil when we go through seasons of blocked doors we're sitting ducks for the devil
and we do stupid things we get discouraged and we go back to the bottle or we go back to the wrong
person or we quit being around Christians we quit reading scripture we kind of pout and sulk we kind
of get angry so if you're in a season of blocked doors let me encourage you don't give up just take
the next right step take the next right step do the next right thing keep doing the right things
and at the right time the right door will open Jesus said keep on asking and you will be given
what you asked for keep on looking and you will find keep on knocking and the door will be open
I've discovered for you to properly appreciate and have a gratitude for open doors
you have to have first experienced a closed door
and I've discovered how I respond to closed doors will dictate the opportunities that
God is able to give me in the future that every closed door actually is a blessing in disguise
for something that God is trying to prepare you for defer to God's better plan
God just has a better plan it's not that your plan is bad it's just that his plan is better
and so God just has plans that we know nothing of so defer to his higher plan my thoughts are
nothing like your thoughts he says and my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine for
just as the heavens are higher than the earth so my ways are higher than your ways and my
thoughts are higher than your thoughts it doesn't matter how long doors have been closing your life
hear me please don't get used to them we don't get used to close doors
don't get used to opportunity because it's not a life sentence it's a season
you just keep cultivating your gift and your anointing behind closed doors
he'll introduce you to the right people at the right moment