“These are the words of the Holy One, the True One,
He who has the key [to the house] of David, He who opens and no one will [be
able to] shut, and He who shuts and no one opens
Revelation 3:7 Amplified Bible (AMP)
What should we do when a door that we were sure God opened,
God now closes? We sometimes console ourselves by the cliché ‘When God closes a
door, He opens a window’. Research revealed to my dismay that this cliché is
not found in the Bible. We then find ourselves back into a season of
waiting……waiting for God to reopen that door or another door. The door may be a
lost relationship, a job, a health situation etc. Many of us have experienced
closed doors and are in a state of waiting.
I have experienced gratitude for some doors that God closed
and thanked Him for closing them (later when I understood it was best for me).
I am in a state of waiting for Him to open the right door. There are doors God
opened that I was not trying to open, and I thanked Him for doing that, He also
opened doors that I never knew existed.
I believe that for me (and maybe for you too) I would benefit
during this waiting period to seek answers to the following questions:
- What
do I need to learn more about God during this season of waiting?
- What
do I need to learn about myself in general and specifically in front of
this newly closed door?
- What
does God need to root out in my heart and in my spirit to prepare me for
the event if/when God reopens that door or another door?
- What
is God’s plan for my life, and how can I advance His kingdom?
I invite you to repeat the following prayer for yourself:
Abba Father, You know my
dreams and desires because You put them in me. LORD, I pray that
out of Your glorious riches You strengthen me with power through Your Spirit in
my inner being, so that I can wait and obediently trust in Your ways. Reveal to
me Lord Your greater purpose in my life and Your greater Kingdom purpose.
Help me Jesus to abide in You and to sit with You Jesus in prayer.
God please use my season of waiting to take me to a new level of faith, trust,
love, grace, mercy, joy and root out all pride and desire to be in control and
whatever it is that You see needs to be improved/changed in me. Abba Father, thank You that Your deep steadfast
love for me endures forever. Thank You Father for Your abundant blessings in my life, and for the riches of Your grace
upon my life. Lord, I praise You, revere You, worship You, I stand
in awe of You, I lift You up on high, and glorify Your holy name. Father God, I pray to You in the name of Your
precious Son; my Redeemer and Saviour; the Lord of my life, Jesus Christ. To
Jesus be the power, the glory, the majesty, the blessings, and the
dominion before all time and now and forevermore. Amen.
Jesus loves you,
In Him,
Wagdi Henein
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