But it s possible that won t be the case it wasn t for john.
God closed door open window.
When god sent john to prison he didn t get out.
That a closed door must mean another opportunity a better opportunity will always arise.
In order to know how to respond to a door the lord has closed two proverbs provide precepts to follow.
The door was quickly closed in my face.
As i just mentioned we must come to the knowledge and acceptance of salvation.
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.
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.
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.
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.
This is the first part of god s will because he is not willing that any of us should perish in hell.
I wanted to stay in california.
His call for your life is far simpler than that.
I m not sure what concerned me more.
All those windows were painted tightly shut.
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.
We see this stated in 2 peter 3 9.
After working my entire career in the midwest i took a risk and moved to california five years ago for a job.
It took a lot to open the windows.
That s not the window i wanted though.
Second wilson spoofs a common phrase in christian lingo.
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.
He just wants you to be faithful where you are with what you re doing right now.
Perhaps it will conjure up some of your own special memories.
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.
When god closes a door he opens a window is not in fact in the bible.
At times god closes a door and he commands it shut and no other entrance will be opened to us.
The first precept is found in proverbs 16 9.
God doesn t need that.
The window was open to return to the midwest.
God closes the door sometimes because he knows we need a few more seasons of meekness and humility under our belts.
