When God closes a door that we had hoped to walk through we become
disappointed and we move into our manipulative mode to figure out how we can
still get through the door without violating God. When God has closed a door it
will brings us to a time of decision. We can push down the door and go our own
way or we can choose to repent from thinking we could manipulate God.
When giving up a dream or a great desire it leaves us raw and bleeding.
Instead of yielding all our own plans, hopes and dreams to the Lord and
thanking Him for saying no, we go into overtime. We try to figure out in our
own strength, how we can bring our dream to pass. The moment we decide to go
our own way, the enemy of our soul will help us to make a way to accomplish
what God has said no to. We are now standing on dangerous ground. This is the
time when we choose whom we are going to follow and whom we are to serve. We
need to think long and hard as many have fallen from God’s pathway at this
juncture of life.
Philippians 2:5-8
Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in
the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made
Himself of no reputation, taking the for of a bondservant, and coming in the
likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and
became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.