Thursday, December 3, 2009

Kristine Penningroth-- Outside Reading

"God never shuts one door but he opens another."
- Irish Proverb

I came upon this quote while I was reading and article in a magazine and it struck me as interesting and as holding a lot of truth. When I was younger I remember hearing that when one door closes another one opens, but it isn't necessarily true. I agree with the above quote because once a door has been opened it doesn't need to be shut. It is there and even though the door that we just came from may not be the best situation, it is an experience that we can learn from. There is always another door to open and go through and another path to walk. God is there to guide us and lead us down these roads. He wants us to learn from our mistakes and make better decisions based on our previous experiences. What would be the point in him leading us through one door and even though we didn't succeed we need it to be used to learn. There is always another opportunity to learn from and God is our teacher and our guide. He leads us through thick and thin and is always there for us no matter what. Every door or window that he opens is a new opportunity that he is pushing us to embrace and to try. He never closes a door but he always opens another one in hopes that we take advantage of it.

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