Praise Him for the Closed Door!
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". 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 the detour 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 ten thousand dollar loan. The Lord put in their spirit to call another bank. That bank gave them forty thousand dollars 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.
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