Open Doors, Shut Doors

A wide door of opportunity for effectual service has opened to me and there are many adversaries. 1 Corinthians 16:9 

Sometimes the only way to discover God's will is to practice what I call "stepping out and finding out." If I have prayed about something and still don't seem to know what to do, I simply take a step of faith. God has shown me that trusting Him is like standing before a automatic door. I can stand and look at the door all day, but it won't open until I take a step forward and trigger the thing that opens it. There are times in life when we must take a step forward in order to find out, one way or the other, what we should do. Some doors open as soon as we take a step of faith and others never open no matter what we do. When God opens the door, then go through it. If He does not open the door, then be satisfied to take another direction. But do not let fear trap you in total inactivity. Paul mentions the door of opportunity before him, but he also mentions "many adversaries" so we must be sure we don't mistake opposition for a closed door. Paul did not sit and wait for an angel to appear or a vision to come from heaven while he was seeking God's will. He took steps in the direction he felt was right. Most of the times God opened the doors and sometimes he kept the doors shut. When the doors were shut Paul moved on...toward the next door. Keep going forward in faith, searching for what God wants us to do. Walk boldly through the doors God opens for us, and don't become discouraged when He closes one.