Soul Food Sunday | Closed Doors

Soul Food Sunday | Closed Doors

Hey guys!

Earlier this week I was in my office talking with a client. We got ALL off topic.

Side note: If you follow me on Instagram and Facebook earlier this week I talked about how my business is MORE than “just” business. I learn so much about my clients and we talk about so many things. I have prayed and cried with my clients right in my office. It’s more like ministry even though y’all know I ain’t no preacher (yes I know I said I AIN’T NO) but I love sharing the Word when the opportunity presents itself. If you know ANYTHING about me you know God is first in everything but depending on the situation you can’t ALWAYS quote a scripture. Some people aren’t ready to receive any type of scripture and you have to minister to them in other ways.

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Back to the post, so I was playing pandora radio and Grateful by Hezekiah Walker came on. She stopped mid sentence and we started to talk about being grateful. Man. That was a GOOD conversation. One of the next things she said kinda stopped me in my tracks. She said, ” I don’t have a problem with God closing doors, I have a problem looking back.”  So it’s EASY for her to say that door is closed ok good. But what WASN’T so easy was kinda looking back and wondering. That’s what “I” took away from that but it made me think about myself.

One of the prayers I pray is that God will show me the hearts of those around me. I need to know that the people in my “circle” are truly for me. Now to me being FOR me means you will not only cheer me on and celebrate with me but you will also tell me when I’m wrong. I don’t EVER want to have a person in my corner that will always agree with EVERYTHING I say. I might always THINK I’m right (you know in my head and stuff lol) but I could be as wrong as two left shoes. TELL ME THAT.

I remember trying to figure out something because I had been uneasy about it for so long. I told Tony countless times, I don’t know what it is but I can’t put my finger on it. I started to fast and pray and boy did God reveal it.

So sometimes I find myself not really concerned with the “closed door” but my question often ends up why. After that conversation in my office I promised God I wouldn’t ask why. WHY was my way of looking back at that door. I thought there was so much unnecessary hurt and confusion. I didn’t understand but just this week God gave me such a clear understanding I was almost blown away.

I’ve talked about NonSuperWoman on here before and she is just awesome. She got me hooked on Periscope (you can follow me @essentialsbya) and she is a part of “perisistersinchrist” (look for them on Periscope) they also have a Facebook page and it has been THE best thing. During the corporate fast this week was when God revealed some things to me that just blew me away.

So today I just want to encourage you. Next time God closes a door. Tell Him thank you and don’t look back. I KNOW some people don’t have a problem AT ALL with closed doors or looking back but if you are a person that just has a hard time with it, this post is for you.

I hope I’ve encouraged you in some way 🙂

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