Open a Door That No Man Can Shut...

So, Friendo here (i.e., Sierra, my 24lb human daughter), recently discovered the doggy door.  For a while she has known about the doggy door and has been throwing her toys out the plastic flap only to land outside – out of reach and in Bobo’s (our 8lb dog’s) way of getting back into the house.

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A Few French Fries Short of a Happy Meal.

Have you ever known someone who is good at “bending the truth”?  You know, little things that seem really small and insignificant until they start to pile up and become big? 

I realize that we all exaggerate to some degree.   Yes, I do believe that exaggeration is just another form of lying and Yes, I do it quite a bit myself… about 1,000 times a day (exaggeration of course).  

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Pedal Pusher.

It has been a while now that my 3-year-old, my 36 pounder, first-born, Friendo - Sierra Starr – has been trying to ride her bike.  Actually, it has been a very long time.  Her grandparents bought her this cool bike last year with training wheels, sparkles, pink, – the whole nine yards.  However, it is the kind of bike that when you pedal backwards it is the break and she kept trying, for whatever reason, to pedal backwards.

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The Journey.

  The road was long, bumpy and full of potholes. It was hot outside and I wanted to go home. I was tired of the journey. I was weary of the same scenery. Nothing seemed to change. It was all desert. Here and there would be a small stream, but it was never enough. It was only enough to keep me moving, to keep me pressing on.

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Open A Door That No Man Can Shut...

 

So, Friendo here (i.e., Sierra, my 24lb human daughter), recently discovered the doggy door.  For a while she has known about the doggy door and has been throwing her toys out the plastic flap only to land outside – out of reach and in Bobo’s (our 8lb dog’s) way of getting back into the house.

 

We were sitting in the living room the other night when she discovered that not only do her toys fit though the door, but she herself could probably fit too!  It was quite funny.  She didn’t actually get her whole body through the door, but she got enough of herself that she could reach her toys.

 

I realized later that this is sort of what we do with God.  There is a verse in the Bible that says, “God will shut doors that no man can open and will open doors that no man can shut.”  If she was a little smarter and wiser, she would realize that about 3 inches away from the doggy door is a “real”, human door!  It  only takes someone with the ability and authority to open it for her.  Once opened, she could easily make her way outside to her valued toys and even more open space.

 

That’s what we do with God.  Instead of being patient and waiting for God to open the door, we try to fit our lives through a small area that God never intended.  Life doesn’t have to be this difficult.  If we would just wait for God, the one with authority and ability, to open the door then life would be SO MUCH EASIER!

 

So, whatever you are waiting on, whatever you are hoping for, whatever you desire – wait for it.  Let God open the door that no man can shut and shut the door that no man can open.  It will make life that much easier!