When God Closes a Door.

One of the most frustrating things that can happen to us, and it can also be quite discouraging is when God closes a door on us, especially when we get so close, yet so far away . How many times has this happened to you? I know it has happened to me a few times.

Just recently this happened to someone I know, and what makes it very frustating is he thought the interview for this job, went well and, had everything going for him, but to no avail. He is frustrated, discouraged and probably a little angry.

I want to use an example, and this happened to me maybe about three to five years ago. I applied for a job at the same place I work at now, but just a different department. The position was a patient advocate or the communication link between the hospital staff and the families of the patient. This is the best way I can describe the position.

I was told to see three different people and the H.R. department, and I did all of that, and I even had interviews with every one of these people that were recommended to me, and I thought I had the job. I thought all of the interviews went well, so I was excited,I was in my glory, and then the bad news came. I didn't get the job.

I was upset, I was angry, I was confused, I was discouraged, I was all of these things. After the bad news I said to myself: " Where did I go wrong? " I wanted to cry and I almost did. After thinking about it for awhile I just excepted it and moved on.

Here is my point. This is the high light. A few weeks later that position no longer existed, they discontinued it at the blink of an eye! It was gone in a flash! God was protecting me so that I wouldn't be jobless. God is Faithful and He is always protecting us.

These experiences can be discouraging and can make us very angry, but God is always here for us, and He loves us, and He is always protecting us, He is always looking out for our best interests. This we must always remember. He loves us and we have to love Him back. We have to look at all He has done for us, and what He still does for us.

I want to close this blog with this verse of scripture according to the NASB Bible: 1 Corinthians 16: 8-9.

8 But I will remain in Ephesus until Pentecost; 9 for a wide door for effective service has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.