16 Rejoice always, 17 pray continually, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
19 Do not quench the Spirit. 20 Do not treat prophecies with contempt 21 but test them all; hold on to what is good, 22 reject every kind of evil. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-22
When you hit a closed door, do you turn around and walk away, or do you try to keep opening it or ask God to knock it down if it is a door that you want open? Sometimes God closes doors in front of us only temporarily, because there is something you need to do in order to impact what is behind that door. Maybe it is that you need to make a personal change, or maybe God is protecting you from something. We all have obstacles in our lives, it is how we approach them in order to overcome them. Sometimes that is continually asking God for His guidance. I know that a lot of times I can start out asking for God to provide a path, then I waiver and forget to continue asking Him for His guidance. When I forget to continually do something is when God doesn't offer His guidance. He wants our faithfulness and us to continually ask him for help even when we don't think we are getting the answer we want. God will give the answer we are ready for, and when He does, remember to give thanks for whatever the result. Some doors may shut forever, but God knows which doors we need open in our lives.
Have a great weekend.
Matt
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