Proverbs 3:5–6 [NLT] ‘Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.’
DAILY READING; Acts 20:1-16; Judges 13; Job 41
In 1972, Charles “Chuck” Colson was special counsel to American President, Richard Nixon. At that time, Carlson was considered one of the most powerful men in America, with a reputation for getting things done no matter what the cost.
However, when the Watergate scandal broke in 1972, the ensuing trials changed his life forever.
The Watergate scandal was an attempt by the Nixon administration to cover up some dirty political tricks, such as bugging the offices of their political opponent and multiple abuses of power. The scandal led to the criminal indictments and convictions of most of Nixon’s closest aides, including Chuck Colson..
In the heat of these problems Colson began to seek the face of God and as a result he became born again.
As a new Christian, Chuck Colson voluntarily pled guilty to obstruction of justice in 1974 and served seven months in Alabama’s Maxwell Prison for his part in the Watergate scandal.
While in prison, Carlson began to have a different view of his situation.
In his best-selling memoir, ”Born Again”, Chuck wrote, “I found myself increasingly drawn to the idea that God had put me in prison for a purpose.”
At his release he announced that he would devote the rest of his life to serving God. In 1976, he founded Prison Fellowship Ministries, which delivers the message of redemption to thousands of prison inmates and their families. In 1983, he established Justice Fellowship, which is America’s largest religion-based criminal justice reform group. By the end of the 1990s, Mr. Colson had become a leading voice in the evangelical political movement, with books and a syndicated radio broadcast.
After the door closed to his career in hardball politics, God opened a better door for Chuck Carlson to spread the Gospel to millions of people around the world..
Sometimes God allows a door in our life to close because He wants to open a better one. If the Watergate scandal never happened, perhaps Carlson would not have founded the Prison Fellowship Ministries, which is positively impacting many lives today.
Closed doors, at some points is inevitable in life, what matters most is how we view the situation.
When we want to advance or move forward in life, and a door shuts before us, it can be deeply frustrating.
We may focus so much upon the closed door that we fail to see the greater opportunities that. has opened before us.
When we know that God is in control of our lives, we learn to look beyond the obvious and trust Him in every situation.
Proverbs 3:5–6 [NLT] ‘Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.’
If we will seek God’s face, we will always see a way forward.
God is in control of the doors in our lives.
Sometimes, the doors that have been closed, were not by accident. It could be that God is saving you from a future calamity which you cannot currently see.
Sometimes also God can allow doors to close so we can take time to grow spiritually, and be prepared for a higher level of destiny.
Anytime we face a closed door, the best thing to do is to seek the key of knowledge from God’s Word. When our heart is filled with the Word, we will begin to see new possibilities, and have the faith to step forward into doors of greater opportunities.
PRAYER: Father please help me to always seek Your Will in every situation. Please grant me the grace to keep pressing forward no matter what trials may come my way. I thank You for causing me to triumph always in Jesus Name.
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God is preparing you for the season He prepared for your breakthrough WORDBITE 222.
Shalom!
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