The other day, my son stood behind a closed door in our apartment. I was careful because anyone could open the door and injure him, so I stood up to lock the door. He thought I wanted to help him open it, but I ended up closing it for his safety. Confused and disappointed, he began to cry. But I learned a lesson.
Friend, there are times that closed doors are blessings in disguise (1 Thessalonians 5:18). Which closed door have you cried about lately? What are the doors you thought God would open, but He ended up closing? If all the doors you knocked on opened to you, you might not be alive today.
As you thank God for open doors, learn to also thank Him for closed doors. As you thank God for answered prayers, also thank Him for unanswered prayers. If God answered all your prayers, you wouldn’t be here today. If God granted all your requests, you may not be alive today (Psalms 106:15).
God does not just open, and no man can shut. He also shuts, and no man can open (Revelation 3:7). Perhaps God has shut the door of death, failure, and marital frustration against us. That relationship that didn’t work out may be God preventing you from a future of regret (Romans 8:28).
God closes some doors against His children for safety. He knows what’s on the other side of the door. He sees what you cannot see. He wants you safe, not just successful. What you call success today may bring sorrow tomorrow (Proverbs 14:12). Sadly, many people have entered some doors prematurely.
There are open doors that will limit you in destiny. What if the butler of Pharaoh had remembered Joseph immediately? He wouldn’t have become a Prime Minister (Genesis 40:23, 41:9). God makes everything beautiful in its time (Ecclesiastes 3:11). Thank God for closed doors today.
‘Demola Awoyele
Lead Pastor,
Destiny Impact Church
Akure, Nigeria