09 12 2007, 7:52 am / Happy
“Open or Closed – Part 2”What is your closed door? Last week the article was about opened and closed doors both physical and spiritual. Closing doors is like a protection mechanism if you will. Doors are shut to close ourselves off or barricade us from whatever is on the other side. After writing the article, I along with others began to think about what we have closed our spiritual doors to. I’m sure the telephone lines were at capacity and the internet provider experienced an increase in traffic with all the phone calls and emails being made to each other as the realization of another closed door entered our heads. Hearts were humbled and knees became sore from kneeling as forgiveness was asked for the carelessness of our closed doors and the impact it had on others. We all have closed doors and most of the time it is because whatever is on the other side doesn’t meet our individual standards, we don’t want to get involved or we are better off not knowing. Whatever the excuse, it is still a closed door however you slice it. Recognizing a closed door is the first step to opening it. The second step is allowing God to help us open the door again. We can’t do it alone. It is like forgiveness, we can’t do it by ourselves. Only with God’s help is it possible. By forgiving others, whether they know they have hurt us or not, is opening a door that was once closed. It takes God working with us to open the door and to keep it open. My closed door may not be the same as yours, but regardless it is still a closed door. There are many examples of closed doors and we would like to hear from you. What is your idea of a closed door?
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