I know I use this platform to rant, complain, and I guess maybe preach, but mostly I use it to share my feelings. So if I may today I would like to share my feelings on open doors. When I talk about open doors I’m not talking literally, I am talking figuratively.
In this life I have been afforded so many opportunities. I have been allowed to tackle obstacles I was obscenely unqualified for, and I have been tasked with things that were right in my wheelhouse. No matter my level of qualification I have always had a voice in my head telling me I would fail. I have always tried to use that voice as fuel to drive my success.
I’m here to tell you, sometimes that voice gets to be pretty daunting. On rare occasion I have let that voice cause my success to grind to a halt. Now is one of those times. I am currently in a situation where progress has been stopped, life has gotten to be too much, and I’m doing all I can do to just hold on.
I have never thought about it before, but maybe every opportunity placed in front of me is not for me. Maybe some opportunities are there because I have forced them, either out of my selfish desire for success, or because I am in someone else’s spot walking on his path.
On Sunday we heard that if the door is opened by God then no man could’ve opened it, and a door closed by God could not be pried open by our hand. I have sat on this thought for a couple days now as I struggle with failure, doubt, and pain. I have come to the conclusion that I should be waiting for the doors God will open. Even the taste of success is bitter if you succeed at something that doesn’t matter.
“But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” Isaiah 40:31
I found that this morning. I’ve read it before and it meant something to me then but today this takes on a whole new meaning. I am tired, I am weary, I am in need of strength that only he can provide. So I will now focus on my faith, have my eyes open for opportunities that God provides, and most of all I will wait.
I don’t know who this is for, but slow down. You don’t have to keep up with the world as long as you’re walking with God. Pray for me, and I will be praying for you.
I love you.
bradglenn79 