WHEN CLOSED DOORS ARE A SIGN

I had spoken to the agent a day earlier. He promised me that he had spoken to the landlord. The house met about ninety percent of the specifications we needed. We thought about seeing it and making a final decision. Honestly, I thought our prayers were answered.  

The agent reassured me that he had spoken to the landlord and he had promised to be available. He even told me about twenty minutes before our arrival that the landlord was also on his way home. He was residing in the same place.

The story took a twist afterwards. We arrived at the property, and the agent kept calling the landlord’s line. He refused to pick. We knocked on the gate, and he did not answer. The security men at the estate gate said, “He just drove in some minutes ago. He is inside.” We waited for about an hour. 

As we left the place, the men at the estate gate said, “If it is that house you want to rent, we do not advise you to take it. His tenants do not have a great relationship with him. Some move out once their rent expires. Some do not even wait for their rent to expire. His attitude does not help in any way.”

Whether true or not, we do not know, but what we knew was what happened next: 

While wondering whether we had travelled all the way to waste another day house-hunting, a man came and said, “There is a house not too far away. Would you check that out?”

When Irewamiri and I saw it, it met our desires a hundred percent. It was exactly what we were looking for. It was the description that our daughters prayed and asked the Lord for. 

Listen, in the dealings of God in your life, closed doors can be a sign of God rerouting your path. You must know the doors to knock on, and you must trust God when closed doors are signs to turn elsewhere. 

Some open doors are not even signs of divine support. For instance, King Herod was open to the wise men. That open door was a disaster to the divine agenda. If they had gone back because they wanted royal pampering, they would have used temporary pleasure to disrupt kingdom agenda. Some open doors are not yours!

The doors of the prison were closed. Joseph did all he could- he had good character and connected to the big boys, but all was still not working until it was time to interpret Pharaoh’s dreams. Joseph was closer to the palace in prison than he was in Potiphar’s House.

Learn to trust the leading of the Lord. Never assume all open doors are a divine opportunity.  Some are demonic traps. Be discerning. There was a day I was refuelling the generator, and a house fly flew inside the tank immediately after I opened it. You know the end of the story. 

Beloved, not all open doors are yours. At times, closed doors are the operation of God’s mercy also. Be discerning. Tell him to help you. 

Pray like Solomon: 

Proverbs 3:5-6 TPT

[5] Trust in the Lord completely, and do not rely on your own opinions. With all your heart rely on him to guide you, and he will lead you in every decision you make. [6] Become intimate with him in whatever you do, and he will lead you wherever you go.

Enjoy Grace.