Participating once again in Five Minute Friday, where the idea is to set a timer for five minutes and write about the given prompt. Just five minutes. I'm not very good at this--at all--but am forcing myself to do it. Tonight's writing prompt is: door.
The thing about doors is that you enter and you leave through them. I'm all about entering through a great door. God has given me, in my life, some pretty fantastic doors to walk through...to enter into something, somewhere, exciting and great. But sometimes....sometimes he asks me to walk out a door.
Sometimes he asks me to walk out the same door that he told me to walk in. It can be confusing. It can be strange and even lonely. And truthfully sometimes I don't want to heed his call to leave and walk out that door. We just want answers. We want to understand. We don't want to wander or feel lonely. But at times, walking out of that door can feel lonely. We may feel as if we are wandering.
I have come to realize the amazing truth that I am never ever alone. When God asks me to leave--to walk out of a door--he walks with me.
The thing about doors is that you enter and you leave through them. I'm all about entering through a great door. God has given me, in my life, some pretty fantastic doors to walk through...to enter into something, somewhere, exciting and great. But sometimes....sometimes he asks me to walk out a door.
Sometimes he asks me to walk out the same door that he told me to walk in. It can be confusing. It can be strange and even lonely. And truthfully sometimes I don't want to heed his call to leave and walk out that door. We just want answers. We want to understand. We don't want to wander or feel lonely. But at times, walking out of that door can feel lonely. We may feel as if we are wandering.
I have come to realize the amazing truth that I am never ever alone. When God asks me to leave--to walk out of a door--he walks with me.
Such truth in your writing! We must learn to rest in God's comfort and guidance. Your friend at #fmfparty.
ReplyDeleteVerona, thank you so much! Blessings today!
DeleteThat's a great point. It's so easy to look for the open doors, that we can forget God may want us to be there for just a bit before we need to move on to the next. Thanks for sharing! #fmfparty
ReplyDeleteNermarí, thank you for the kind encouragement!
DeleteHere there Stephanie! Isn't it reassuring to know God is the one opening and closing the doors? It takes the pressure off of us! And yes, walking OUT of a door can be scary. Good to know He's with us! #fmfparty
ReplyDeleteIt definitely reassures me...especially when it's hard to make sense of it, at times. Blessings today, Betsy!
DeleteStephanie, what a great post! Sometimes, it IS hard to walk out some doors! I've been in places I really liked, and had God nudge me out of them. Leaving my comfort place and walking into the unknown isn't something I willingly choose. But, when God asks me to go, He is with me. Thanks for that reminder!
ReplyDeleteNone of us would willingly choose what is often better...because we can't see the whole view. Thank God he is patient with us and gently woos us to follow him! Thanks for stopping by!
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