He opens and shuts doors...Trust Him!

 Revelation 3:7-8

"...These are the words of Him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open. I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name."

This is a reminder that God is in control. Nothing happens without His knowing and approval. We know this because even the devil has to ask permission from God before He can touch God's anointed. Remember with Job? God even gave the devil the do's and don't's...Our lives are under His control, what is worth the praise is that God is able to take even the bad things and turn them for our good (Romans 8:28). 

This verse encourages us that there may be some doors that we try to open in our own strength but we probably keep failing, perhaps God knows something we don't about that door? A closed door is as much of a blessing as an open door. You don't want to open a door that will bring sorrow down the line, if it is closed, let it be, trust God to open the right one for you. And when God decides to open a door for you, no hell, no devil, no hater can close that door for you! When God says it is your time, then no one can stop it. We truly have to be grateful for God being in control of our lives, as He knows our past, He sees the present and the future; whilst we are limited to the first two. Therefore, completely rest on His timing, His plans and purpose for your life. Your desire should be getting in alignment with the will of God, the rest will fall into place.

What is amazing, is that God sees every detail about our lives, even the little things. Just a quick testimony where God spoke to me indirect. I had to cut my hair short to treat my scalp and I must say, it took some time for me to accept and get used to the new "me". I almost avoided the mirror for that reason. However, when I was giving a lesson at the Kids Ministry, where the lesson was about us being made in the image of God, I found myself doing an exercise with the kids where I made them to look at themselves in the mirror to see the beauty that God created in them in His image. After the service, I realized that God was speaking to me that regardless of having cut my hair, I need to look at myself in the mirror and still admire myself as I am His creation, regardless of how my hair looks.
So, the moral of the story is that God pays attention to every detail, surrender all to Him and He will do wonders for you. Stay blessed!



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Let us remember the true meaning of Christmas

We are drawing closer to Christmas and it dawned on me that we have to take a moment and remember the true meaning of Christmas, the reason why we celebrate Christmas. On this day, we remember that the king of kings was born, our Saviour, our redeemer in whom we find ourselves free. Free to have a relationship with our Father, free from sin and death, free from bondage, free from sicknesses. That we are guaranteed an external life after death. This shows that it is indeed a BIG deal. This was the greatest gift that God gave us, one we should be grateful for, for eternity. I'm reminded of one of the oldest bible verses I learnt which is John 3:16 that tells us that God LOVED the world so much, that He gave His one and only SON, so that whoever believes in Him, will not perish but will have eternal life. That is such a blessing!! Prophet Isaiah told of this in Isaiah 9:6 which says " For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. An...
Read more

Find rest in Him

The bible tells us that God had always desired for us to do life with Him, work with Him.  Matthew 11:2 7 says:  "Come to me, all you who are  weary and burdened , and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."  Here God invites us to do His will, not what we chose for ourselves that could've resulted in us being burdened and worn out, but to go to Him as His yoke is easy and the burden that is light. This results in us learning how to do things, as we rely on Him. Proverbs 3:5-6  Trust in the   Lord   with all your heart  and lean not on your own understanding;  in all your ways submit to him,   and he will make your paths straight. This emphasizes that leaning on our own understanding and ways, can lead to crocked paths, ones that can yield frustration, hurt, pain, delay, failures and more as...
Read more

The last will be first!!

Image
 Matthew 19:30 But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first . God's ways are not our ways. Sometimes in life, we may feel delayed, only to find that we are on time- in God's timing. God says those who are first, will be last and those that were last, will be first. This can apply in any area of our lives, where life may have been unfair, where we found ourselves in the wilderness , stagnant, confined. But I am learning that we may feel like we are buried (whilst others flourish); nope, in actual fact, we have been planted. Like a seed, that is planted in the ground, where it is dark, humid and no space to move. That's where growth takes place . In those moments , God is preparing us, equipping us and this is equivalent to being watered , day-in, day-out. But when the time is right, that seed that  was in the ground, not visible, now it springs forth and when it does, it shoots like crazy because it is equipped  and ready! Some may feel it happe...
Read more