Doors

  Choices are all around us..what to wear; what to eat; where to go to school; what job to pursue,etc. But as a Christian a bigger question is set before us; What is God's will? It is really a tough choice trying to do what we feel or know God is calling us to do. It is much more complex than a choice between good and evil...what if we are faced with two equally 'good' situations?   Deuteronomy 30:19 sets the simple choice before us "I call heaven and earth as my witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses, therefore choose life"
The choice above is simple...but often choices we are faced with are much more difficult. Two or three Christian colleges, all of which look good are set before a graduate who must choose which path to take. Where should he go? Two great looking job offers are given to someone who recently lost their job...which path should she take?
  Sometimes the answer is whichever door is open. This brings to mind the quotation "When God closes a door He always opens a window" from the Sound of Music. God says  in Revelation 3:7b,8 "These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name."

If God opens a door...follow Him through it...and you are on the right path. Sometimes it seems like a door is open but then it shuts...so be ready for whatever happens. Keep praying about it, but remember what you do must be God's will not your own or the will of others. Pray for open doors and God will always answer.