God Closed Door Open Window

We see this stated in 2 peter 3 9.

God closed door open window.

Second wilson spoofs a common phrase in christian lingo. The window was open to return to the midwest. This is the first part of god s will because he is not willing that any of us should perish in hell. Perhaps it will conjure up some of your own special memories.

Because you see when god closes a door he doesn t always open a window. In order to know how to respond to a door the lord has closed two proverbs provide precepts to follow. God closes the door sometimes because he knows we need a few more seasons of meekness and humility under our belts. 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. The first precept is found in proverbs 16 9. After working my entire career in the midwest i took a risk and moved to california five years ago for a job. 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.

At times god closes a door and he commands it shut and no other entrance will be opened to us. 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. But it s possible that won t be the case it wasn t for john. All those windows were painted tightly shut.

He just wants you to be faithful where you are with what you re doing right now. When god sent john to prison he didn t get out. I wanted to stay in california. God doesn t need that.

It took a lot to open the windows. The door was quickly closed in my face. 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. That s not the window i wanted though.

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. His call for your life is far simpler than that. That a closed door must mean another opportunity a better opportunity will always arise. He was executed there matthew 14 1 12.

As i just mentioned we must come to the knowledge and acceptance of salvation. When god closes a door he opens a window is not in fact in the bible. The heart of man plans his way but the lord establishes his steps the verse is not.