Jesus said, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” (Matthew 7:7)
I think I spend a lot of time in front of open doors.
I can wonder all I want about opportunity and possibility and dreams, but an open door is pretty much useless if I refuse to step through.
Stepping through requires trust. Stepping through is the decision point, the commitment, the place I stop talking and start doing. Stepping through is where I engage with my faith.
So why do I hesitate?
It’s not the door I expected. I knocked on the red door. I was pretty sure it was the right one. But the blue door opened. I’m not sure I like the blue door.
I don’t know what’s on the other side. I had the other door all figured out, but this one is totally unpredictable.
I’m afraid.
I need more time. I need to seek wisdom and advice. I need to pray more. I need more discernment. I need more planning or finances.
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I knocked. God opened the door. Jesus says He’ll step through this God-provided opportunity with me. “Take courage. I am. Don’t be afraid.”
Mostly I don’t need more time. What I need is faith and trust.
When it’s all over, I suspect I won’t regret the doors that didn’t open. But I might fuss a bit about the ones I looked through but never entered.
I’m tired of sitting in front of the doors God’s opened. Time to roll through, or I need to admit that I just don’t want to go.
I need to decide.
You? Any open doors in front of you right now?
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