We see this stated in 2 peter 3 9.
God closed door open window.
That a closed door must mean another opportunity a better opportunity will always arise.
He was executed there matthew 14 1 12.
Because you see when god closes a door he doesn t always open a window.
I wanted to stay in california.
God doesn t need that.
The first precept is found in proverbs 16 9.
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.
He just wants you to be faithful where you are with what you re doing right now.
The heart of man plans his way but the lord establishes his steps the verse is not.
The window was open to return to the midwest.
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.
I m not sure what concerned me more.
It took a lot to open the windows.
When god sent john to prison he didn t get out.
The door was quickly closed in my face.
That s not the window i wanted though.
After working my entire career in the midwest i took a risk and moved to california five years ago for a job.
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.
His call for your life is far simpler than that.
Perhaps it will conjure up some of your own special memories.
When god closes a door he opens a window is not in fact in the bible.
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.
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.
In order to know how to respond to a door the lord has closed two proverbs provide precepts to follow.
Second wilson spoofs a common phrase in christian lingo.
At times god closes a door and he commands it shut and no other entrance will be opened to us.
God closes the door sometimes because he knows we need a few more seasons of meekness and humility under our belts.
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.
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.
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.
But it s possible that won t be the case it wasn t for john.
