Focal Scripture: Acts 16v6-10
- Open doors & Closed doors are languages.
- Sometimes God gets in our way to show us the way
- When a door closes don’t cry too much otherwise you miss the open doors.
- Closed doors & Open doors walk side by side. Gen 19 Hagar
- Rom 8v28-All things work for you
- Delicate balance-Don’t live fatalistic life, don’t live Que sera sera
- Not all Open doors are from God.
- Not all Closed doors are from the Devil
Circumstance is composed of 2 parts ‘circum’ meaning around and ‘stance’ meaning to stand
Circumstance therefore means the events that stand around me.
Circumstantial evidence is the most suspect of all the ways of hearing God.
- Never take a decision based on Circumstances alone
Antidote against circumstantial evidence -Triangulation; check against other methods of hearing God.
- All open doors are not necessarily God’s Plan;We walk by faith not by circumstances
- All closed doors are not necessarily against Gods plan-kick the door opened. Acts 27 Paul.
- Crucial to knowing Gods will is knowing when the enemy is opposing us in doing Gods will and when God is opposing you to guard you from destruction. Balaam’s donkey Jesus let us go to the other side+Storm
- When in the Will of God Speak to your opposing circumstance. When not sure listen to your circumstances. God may be speaking
- God’s goodness, His Purpose & Blessing is beyond our personal comfort & circumstances. Daniel in lion’s den, 3 Heb boys in fire,
Conclusion
Nothing of God is based on formula but relationship