God keeps shutting doors in my life

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RachelP03

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Its been crazy this year at how God keeps shutting doors in my life from people to jobs. The past 6 months or so, I lost one of my jobs, my best friend of 20 years (not to death) and an ex, but was a friend to me (not to death). I know God has to be up to something, considering I have been praying for God to open and close doors in my life and add and remove people who need to be in my life. He sure has been going to work, but its def hard to adjust and to adapt too. I have peace that this is Gods will, but it still does hurt or I doubt why its happening.

Does anyone have any stories of their life of numerous doors closing and opening? Could this be God getting me ready for the next best thing!!!

I sure hope so. :)
 
blue_ladybug

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RachelP03 said:
Its been crazy this year at how God keeps shutting doors in my life from people to jobs. The past 6 months or so, I lost one of my jobs, my best friend of 20 years (not to death) and an ex, but was a friend to me (not to death). I know God has to be up to something, considering I have been praying for God to open and close doors in my life and add and remove people who need to be in my life. He sure has been going to work, but its def hard to adjust and to adapt too. I have peace that this is Gods will, but it still does hurt or I doubt why its happening.

Does anyone have any stories of their life of numerous doors closing and opening? Could this be God getting me ready for the next best thing!!!

I sure hope so. :)
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​God never closes a door without opening a new window elsewhere first.. :)
 
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That's a happy sentiment and nothing more. A happy secular sentiment at that.
 
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blue_ladybug said:
​God never closes a door without opening a new window elsewhere first.. :)
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Ugly said:
That's a happy sentiment and nothing more. A happy secular sentiment at that.
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​It also happens to be absolutely true. He may close one door here, but he's opening a window over there. :)
 
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Hmm! By the moment a person is baptized she/he said: I" give my life on to you..." The day I did it I wasn´t too aware of what i said, because I was invited in a "guided" prayer. As years have passed I´m more aware that dedication or re-dedication should be more conciuous than that so, when doors are slammed or opened I don´t care too much, because my life doesn´t belong to me the way I thought it was mine.
 
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I hope you can always find support and a sense of love from the community here, Rachel. I don't want to go far into my "stories" since this is your thread, after all, but I, personally, find God to be very quiet (I don't know whether that is of sound Biblical perspective or not, but it has been my experience). That's not to say He is altogether removed; rather, He seems to work things out in His own time and through ways that I/we possibly never even realize. My gains and losses, as well as prayer and musing, have shaped my perspective for the best, and I esteem all of that to His ways and am grateful all the same.

No matter how much it seems like you're doing time in the gutter, lean on those convictions you've expressed and lean on the ability of others to offer advice or an ear.

God bless, and don't be discouraged. :)
 
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If God was predictable we wouldn't have to trust Him...no?
 
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One time I had working for 3 years as an activity director at a special needs home. One summer I got a call asking me to stop working there due to their people who works over the whole special needs adult home thing want someone to be there 24 7 to do activities.. which I don't understand why.. but then I said ok I'll quit. And the a year in the fall I got ask to work at the library ..(been praying to work there for years) I knew God had a plan for me to be at the library and was so excited and still working there on Thursday and Fridays. And also work as a volunteer at the animal shelter :)
 
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blue_ladybug said:
​It also happens to be absolutely true. He may close one door here, but he's opening a window over there. :)
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If you can provide scripture, i'll believe you. Otherwise you're just parroting secular positivity and not biblical fact. And using this cliched, secular sentiment as fact to make people feel better, when that may not be what God is doing. I've had God close door after door without leaving anything open because my only option left was to go to Him. Who was there all along, but i was too busy heading through other avenues to stop and acknowledge Him. So He trapped me, knowing it's what was best for me. Sentiment and positivity does not help or ease suffering. Truth and love does. And neither of those things always come wrapped in happy shiny packages.
 
GodisGlorious

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You prayed for it. Trust!....as scarey as that might be...
 
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AbbeyJoy said:
One time I had working for 3 years as an activity director at a special needs home. One summer I got a call asking me to stop working there due to their people who works over the whole special needs adult home thing want someone to be there 24 7 to do activities.. which I don't understand why.. but then I said ok I'll quit. And the a year in the fall I got ask to work at the library ..(been praying to work there for years) I knew God had a plan for me to be at the library and was so excited and still working there on Thursday and Fridays. And also work as a volunteer at the animal shelter :)
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Ajá! besides you´re not idle or unemployed, are you allowed to read those books you´d like in working hours?

:p

That rotty seems cherished and female. Is it?
 
damombomb

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It is the same as praying for Gods will n situations. Or praying he will send Godly people in your life. Or put you at the right job
so you can minister.All for his purpose and glory. I have prayed for him to give me a job where i could be used for him, where
he wanted me to be. Jacob in the bible had some doors shut, then opened. He has sent me Godly friends. A pastor after his own heart. Just to name a few. Seek, knock and it shall be opened.
Sometimes we get to crossroads and have to pray for direction.
 
damombomb

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Here are some scriptures on doors:
[h=3]1 Corinthians 16:8-9[/h] But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost, for a wide door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

[h=3]Revelation 4:1[/h] After this I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.”




[h=3]Acts 5:19[/h] But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said,

[h=3]Revelation 3:8[/h] “‘I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.
 
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Yes, I have been through a very hard time in my life where it felt like every door was being closed in my face. This was before I became a Christian. Believe it or not, all of the terrible things I went through are part of what helped lead me to Christ.

Keep faith in our Lord, stay in prayer to Him. We do not know the reasons for the things He does but, He loves us eternally. You will come through this with Christ at your side, you just have to stay faithful to Him.

Many blessings to you.
 
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RachelP03

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Thank you everybody. For the past 24 hours or so, I have had some extreme anxiety to some of the things in my life and I cant shake it. Ive been praying and praying and at times it eases and others, it just wont even let me sleep. I have no idea what is going on. I would appreciate your prayers!
 
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RachelP03 said:
Thank you everybody. For the past 24 hours or so, I have had some extreme anxiety to some of the things in my life and I cant shake it. Ive been praying and praying and at times it eases and others, it just wont even let me sleep. I have no idea what is going on. I would appreciate your prayers!
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Will do, and you are always welcome to PM me with prayer requests, for advice, or just to have an ear (same goes to anybody on the site).
 
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RachelP03 said:
Thank you everybody. For the past 24 hours or so, I have had some extreme anxiety to some of the things in my life and I cant shake it. Ive been praying and praying and at times it eases and others, it just wont even let me sleep. I have no idea what is going on. I would appreciate your prayers!
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I have already prayed for you and will continue to do so. Feel free to PM me if you need someone to talk to.
 
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RachelP03 said:
Its been crazy this year at how God keeps shutting doors in my life from people to jobs. The past 6 months or so, I lost one of my jobs, my best friend of 20 years (not to death) and an ex, but was a friend to me (not to death). I know God has to be up to something, considering I have been praying for God to open and close doors in my life and add and remove people who need to be in my life. He sure has been going to work, but its def hard to adjust and to adapt too. I have peace that this is Gods will, but it still does hurt or I doubt why its happening.

Does anyone have any stories of their life of numerous doors closing and opening? Could this be God getting me ready for the next best thing!!!

I sure hope so. :)
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Your faith is probably being tested and you will need to weather the storm. Keep praying & repenting and you may need to re-establish a stronger relationship with Jesus.
 
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RachelP03

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I can see that....I just feel like giving up. Im not excited to go to church when I have been for so long. I can tell Im falling into some form of depression. I was supposed to be getting married today, which that didn't happen. Im just trying to understand what God is doing what I need to learn.....it can be so discouraging!
 
maxwel

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We don't let children do whatever they want.
We give them boundaries.
We often give children boundaries they DO NOT understand.

We see down the road further than children do.
We understand the serious, long-term benefit of some boundary here or there.

Parents don't want their children to be miserable...
they just want them to be safe.


God knows how to take care of us far better than we do.

: )
 
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