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.
God close door open window.
I m not sure what concerned me more.
When god closes a door he may leave you in the dark for a season until he speaks to you out of the whirlwind.
As i ve processed the nearly constant pain and inconvenience i have been helped by jared wilson.
He knows what it s like to let go of the rope we re all holding on to and let jesus catch him.
God doesn t need that.
He just wants you to be faithful where you are with what you re doing right now.
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.
When god closes a door he opens a window is not in fact in the bible.
When the time is right he will fully open the door.
Perhaps it will conjure up some of your own special memories.
This is the first part of god s will because he is not willing that any of us should perish in hell.
When god closes a door he always opens a window woodrow kroll.
His call for your life is far simpler than that.
God may for a time leave us in a room with the door firmly closed without the refreshment of an open window.
We see this stated in 2 peter 3 9.
When god closes a door he opens a window is not the kind of colloquial wisdom to build your life on.
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.
Because you see when god closes a door he doesn t always open a window.
He beautifully describes what it means to be broken and yet still loved by god.
As i just mentioned we must come to the knowledge and acceptance of salvation.
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.
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.
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.
Sometimes god closes doors and windows.