When God Opens A Door

When you pray for God to open a door, look out, because He is going to open a door. They key is, you need to be in tune with the Spirit, so you recognize the door that is being opened. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, you can’t tell God what to do. I mean, you can, but He’s God, He is going to do things His way. Our job, as His children, is to follow His plan, His leading, and then wait to be utterly amazed at the things He does in our lives.

My newest adventure started over a year ago, when I was in my prayer closet, and I was asking God to open more doors for me to minister and spread His message to the multitudes. I love what I do. I just want to do more of it. For all of 2015, I prayed this prayer, and in every response, I heard, “be still and know that I am God”. It was hard to be still, but I learned to listen and wait on the Lord. Then 2016 came and it was time for action. With the Lord’s leading, I increased my blogging, I started a Facebook Ministry Page and I worked on my book diligently. I was busy, or as my mom likes to say, fruitful. Trying to write and minister and maintain a good family balance takes effort, but I wanted all that God had for me, and I was determined to keep pushing through. However, with all of my endeavors, there was still a Godly prodding, that I was missing something. I felt God calling me to something more, but I could not put my finger on what it was, God was telling me to do.

The feeling turned into a sense of urgency. I began to seek God, longer, harder, more intimately and I refused to quit until I knew what it was He wanted me to do. I prayed for another open door, one that would open so wide, that I would know without a doubt it was God, opening it for me. I knew the difference between “being still” and taking action. I knew God wanted me to take action, but since I didn’t know what, I told God, I am going to put my name out there, everywhere that will let me, and I will wait and see what doors You open for me. Little did I know, it was going to be a big door, and I would be scared to death to take the leap.

I have been sitting on this news for about 6 months now and I am still in as much shock today as I was six months ago. I have been cast, in a movie, with a small speaking role, titled “The Last Messengers”, a film about the end times, and more specifically Jesus’ return.

How it happened, how the door opened, how I ended up here, still blows my mind. I have already met some great people and I am looking forward to what God has in store for me and my family through this new adventure.

I made a vow, to God, a long time ago, that I would do whatever He asked me to do, even if I had to do it afraid. And to be honest, the fear of acting, in front of a group of strangers, scares the heck out of me, but I know that God opened this door, and I am walking through it, my bible clenched tightly in my hands.

I want to encourage you; do not give up. If you have that stirring inside of you, that you haven’t fulfilled your purpose, then continue to seek the Lord for answers, direction, and open doors. When, the hard part comes, don’t walk away because of fear, be brave, and take action. You may have feelings of insecurity, doubt, fear, concerns, but trust that God would not open a door for you, unless He wanted you to walk through it. And on the flip side, if He has closed a door, then leave it closed. He truly knows what is best for us, and in my 20 year walk with the Lord, I can truthfully tell you, He has never lead me in the wrong direction. I have veered off the path my own a few times, and that was painful, but as soon as I repent and submit, God leads me right back to the path that He has for me. He does have a plan and purpose for each and every one of our lives. The question to answer is; How bad do you want it?