You can stop yourself by not following god.
God closes a door and opens a window verse.
When one door closes another opens.
No one can keep you from serving god and doing what god wants you to do.
The idea of when a door closes in our lives and we look for another one to open is a way to encourage ourselves.
We see this stated in 2 peter 3 9.
Give me that promotion at work.
What is the line used for.
When god closes a door he opens a window.
What we are wanting the saying to mean is opportunity is never missed.
You never know when god will close that door.
So then before we begin to look at what it means for god to open and close doors we must understand god s will for our lives.
God bless me with a job.
Let all the glory and credit go to god in everything i do.
We ask god for a lot of things.
As i just mentioned we must come to the knowledge and acceptance of salvation.
But that alone doesn t determine if it s a biblical principle or not.
When god opens a door for you enter.
When god closes a door he always opens a window woodrow kroll.
Sometimes the door is a little cracked open and god just wants us to persevere in prayer.
Help me to pay my bills and etc.
When one door closes another opens.
The popular phrase when one door closes another will open isn t in the bible.
If i didn t get the job the gift the trip or wish i put forward by walking through the door i need only look around for the window god has opened to obtain what i want.
It s a quote by alexander graham bell.
When god sees you doing your part developing what he has given you then he will do his part and open doors that no man can shut.
However we never ask god to open doors he wants to be open and shut doors he wants to be closed.
Christians sometimes find their theology in the strangest places.
When the time is right he will fully open the door.
That s not meant as an indictment most of us are not searching for truth outside the confines of scripture.
This is the first part of god s will because he is not willing that any of us should perish in hell.
There are times when we pray and ask god for things.