MY WORD FOR JUNE 11 IS CLOSED!

MY WORD FOR JUNE 11^TH IS CLOSED

As I have said many times, “Joel Osteen always says what I need to hear”.  To continue on my word CONFUSED and DOORS Joel did just that.  His message today was directed towards the closed doors that we face.  One of my dear friends has been in the middle of a swinging door the past few months.  She had to decide what to do with her business.  She felt the Lord had placed her where she was and her recent place of business was the perfect space for her.  Her area was a stress free environment, or so she thought.  One thing led to another and that calm environment shifted to something that was full of dissention.  Visiting with her one day I said, “There is something better for you out there and the Lord will lead you to it”.  Indeed He did.  She has now established her own business by herself.  Her place of work is calming, stress free and peaceful.  It is a place where people can go to relax and escape from the hustle and bustle of the world.  Not only can they go there to relax they can go to have their own personal pep-rally.  The door closed on her, it just didn’t close, that door was locked and the lock was changed.  She can never reenter that place of business again.  Lucky her, the Lord has removed her from a dark place and let her live in the light.  What a blessing. 

My friend had a choice to make, live in the darkness or accept the closed door and move on.  She made the best choice to move on.  When we run into a closed door we shouldn’t get discouraged.  We can’t see what is on the other side of the door, but God can.  He can see the whole picture.  He can see, long before we do, what is on the other side of the closed door.  On the other side is definitely something that isn’t good for us.  It isn’t anything that will lead us down a positive path.  It may include people that aren’t in the same place we are. It may be an idea that isn’t ready to be exposed.  When the door is closed God has something better in store for us, he has the right ideas and the right people in line to help us.  God is directing your steps, be confident when the door closes, God is waiting around the corner with an open one. 

Closed doors are no accident.    God knows what he is doing.  We must trust God, be content with His closed doors.  Thank God for closed doors that are locked.   These closed doors are just as important as the open doors.  God isn’t hindering you He is helping you.  The closed doors are the stepping-stones to the wonderful life God has planned for you. 

Joel Osteen used (Proverbs 20:24 “A mans steps are directed by the LORD.  How then can anyone understand his own way?”) To explain his closed doors analogy.  Quit trying to figure things out.  God see’s things that we can’t see.  When his whole plan unfolds you will see what he has behind the door for you.  Part of trusting God is saying you don’t understand.  Move forward in faith, believing in closed doors just as much as we believe in open ones. 

Dear Lord thank you for testing us with closed doors.  We understand that You know what lies on the other side.  It isn’t up to us to figure out, You already have everything lined out for us.  We trust You to open the doors that need to open and close the ones that need to be closed.  Help us to never give up on our dreams.  We put everything in Your hands letting You give us the key to doors that we can open during 2012.