[Ep 181] Does An Open Door Mean God Approves?

Journal Gently: Helping Introverted Women Find Healing After Grief, Hurt, and Trauma

Have you ever prayed for God to open doors for you so it's clear which way you should go, which decision you should make?

But, my friend, take a minute and think about the sayings we Christians have:

· If God shuts the door, He always opens the window.

· God doesn't close one door without getting ready to open another with bigger and greater things.

· He will open the doors of opportunity as He sees fit and close doors that He doesn't want us going through.

Are these true? Are they the whole truth and nothing but the truth? Is there anything we're missing?

I believe that circumstances, like what we call open doors and closed doors, can definitely be a way for God to lead us through major decisions.

But I think we need to be really, really discerning about how we go about this. Because the truth is, some open doors aren't from God, and some closed doors aren't from Him, either.

So how should circumstances play a role in our decision-making process? Today, I want to explore what the Bible says about open and closed doors and how we can use them to discern which path to take.

Kari

RELATED EPISODES:

· Episode 77: Three Prayers for Discernment: Making Difficult Choices in Difficult Seasons

· Episode 108: Just Because Something's Hard Doesn't Mean It's Wrong

· Episode 158: Burdens vs. Loads: Discerning When to Help Someone

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