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We need to learn to thank the Lord for closed doors just as much as
we do for open doors. The reason God closes doors is because He has not
prepared anything over there for us. If he didn’t close the wrong door we would never find our way to the
right  door. Even when we don’t realize it, God directs our paths through
the closing and opening of doors. When one door closes, it forces us to
change our course. Another door closes; it forces us to change our course
yet again. Then finally, we find the open door and walk right into our
blessing. But instead of praising God for the closed door (which kept us out of trouble), we get upset because we "judge by the appearances." In our
own arrogance, or ignorance, we insist that we know what is right. We have a very present help in the time of need who is always
standing guard. God walks ahead of us, He can see trouble down the road and HE
sets up road blocks and detours accordingly. Through our lack of wisdom we
try
to tear down the roadblocks or push aside the detour signs. Then the
minute
we get into trouble, we start crying "Lord how could this happen to me?" We have got to realize that the closed door was a blessing. Didn’t He say that "No good thing will He withhold from them that
love
Him?" If you get terminated from your job - don’t be down, instead thank
God for  the new opportunities that will manifest themselves - it might be a
better job, or an opportunity to go to school. If that man or woman won’t
return your call - it might not be them, it might be the Lord setting up a roadblock (just let it go). One time a person had a bank he had been
doing business with for many years tell him "NO" for a $10,000 loan. The
Lord
led him to call another bank. That bank approved a $40,000 loan for him
at a lower interest rate than his own bank had advertised. The Mountain top is glorious, but it is in the Valley that I will
grow! Commit to the Lord in whatever you do and your plans will succeed.
Proverbs  16:3

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