God Closed Door Open Window

After working my entire career in the midwest i took a risk and moved to california five years ago for a job.

God closed door open window.

He was executed there matthew 14 1 12. He just wants you to be faithful where you are with what you re doing right now. But it s possible that won t be the case it wasn t for john. We see this stated in 2 peter 3 9.

God closes the door sometimes because he knows we need a few more seasons of meekness and humility under our belts. At times god closes a door and he commands it shut and no other entrance will be opened to us. God doesn t need that. I hope you will take the time to go back and follow the trail of mixed blessings and fears failures and triumphs from the past and side trips in the present.

That this well known christian cliché was not in the word or the fact that i had no good reason for my season of camping out in front of that proverbial closed door. These specific phrases are not found in the bible they are in fact from the movie the sound of music but there are quite a few verses about closed doors that can be found. That s not the window i wanted though. And pray for us too that god may open a door for our message so that we may proclaim the mystery of christ for which i am in chains colossians 4 3.

That a closed door must mean another opportunity a better opportunity will always arise. It took a lot to open the windows. The window was open to return to the midwest. In order to know how to respond to a door the lord has closed two proverbs provide precepts to follow.

When god closes a door he opens a window is not in fact in the bible. I wanted to stay in california. This is the first part of god s will because he is not willing that any of us should perish in hell. All those windows were painted tightly shut.

I m not sure what concerned me more. Perhaps it will conjure up some of your own special memories. We ve all heard the saying if god closes a door he will open a window or if god closes one door he will open another. So then before we begin to look at what it means for god to open and close doors we must understand god s will for our lives.

When i came to the city of troas to preach the good news of christ the lord opened a door of opportunity for me 2 corinthians 2 12. Because you see when god closes a door he doesn t always open a window. Welcome to my open window a place of hope encouragement and adventure as we journey down the road from closed doors to the new opportunities god places in our pathway. His call for your life is far simpler than that.

Second wilson spoofs a common phrase in christian lingo. The first precept is found in proverbs 16 9. As i just mentioned we must come to the knowledge and acceptance of salvation.