“I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go.” Isaiah 48:17b NIV My whimsical look at doors last week may have been confusing. The doors God opens or closes are not physical doors, but opportunities. Here are some truths about those doors. God doesn’t open a door and…
Category: God Sightings
Seeing God in the Everyday
Still Asking & Seeking
What we love determines what we seek. What we seek determines what we think and do. What we think and do determines what we become.(unknown) Do not seek understanding that you might have faith; seek faith that you might understand.M. Scott Peck When I seek you, my God, I seek a blessed life. I shall…
Finding Your Door
Every open door is not from the Lord, but when He reveals to you the door that is from Him, you can rest assured that it is good and for your good. Alli Worthington ******************** Sometimes, the blockage is man-made: Clear it. ******************** Sometimes, the blockage is temporary: Wait for it. ******************** Sometimes, the blockage…
Open or Closed?
Sometimes God closes doors because it’s time to move forward. He knows we won’t move unless circumstances force us to. Christine Caine What if God closed that door because He knew without His help you were unable to close it and keep it closed on your own? Jen Grice When you close that door to…
Be the Seeker …
* For Truth And you will know the Truth, and the Truth will set you free. John 8:32 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition A truth seeker doesn’t put spices on each moment before tasting it and thus knows reality’s many flavors. Even the bitter. Even the sour. Vironika Tugaleva, The Art of Talking to Yourself *…
When You Can’t Seek …
What do you do? In the parable of the lost sheep, the shepherd knew where to begin looking. In the parable of the lost coin, the woman knew how to begin finding it. But what if there is no way of knowing where to look or how to begin? What do you do when that…
Seeking After God
“Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. Matthew 7:7-8 New Living Translation ********** Seeking God…
Seek
“Ask, and the gift is yours. Seek, and you’ll discover. Knock, and the door will be opened for you. For every persistent one will get what he asks for. Every persistent seeker will discover what he longs for. And everyone who knocks persistently will one day find an open door. Matthew 7:7-8 The Passion Translation **********…
Ask Yourself …
Self-reflection entails asking yourself questions about your values, assessing your strengths and failures, thinking about your perceptions and interactions with others, and imagining where you want to take your life in the future. Robert L. Rosen Ask yourself what is really important, and then have the wisdom and courage to build your life around your…
Asking …
God doesn’t always answer prayer like we want, but He always answers with what we need. (unknown) God will either give us what we ask for in prayer or give us what we would have asked for if we knew everything God knows. Tim Keller