Recently, a massive explosion in Beirut caught the attention of the world. Debris flying, an unsuspecting bride taking wedding photos thrown to the ground as buildings began falling. Interestingly, one of the men interviewed shared that prior to the explosion, it was a beautiful, quiet day. He and his mother were sitting out on the balcony when they heard the loud noise and felt the ground rumble.
As they ran back into the
house, he wisely told his mother to leave the windows and doors open. As they
ran towards safety, a huge blast followed behind them. However, because both
the windows and doors were opened, the impact was less lethal. They survived.
In a completely different
situation, as I sat one day in a small room in our home, I had the window open.
Even though the window was open, the room was a bit warm and uncomfortable. I
opened the door to the room and all of a sudden, a pleasantly warm breeze began
to flow and soothingly brush past my face. Opening the door created a crosswind
that did not occur when the door was closed, even though the window was open.
As I pondered this
experience, I thought about God’s blessings in our lives. Sometimes, we have
opened the proverbial “windows,” in our lives… prayer, attending worship, striving
to live “good” lives, etc. But we have kept larger doors closed…stepping out on
faith to do things that are out of our comfort zone, 
obeying the voice of God to answer a call, sacrifice a
special offering, forgive someone who has wounded us, stand up for what is right
even though it may not be popular.
Opening our doors require
faith. It also requires trust that God is able to hold us in His loving care,
give us what we need to accomplish what He has asked us to do and empower us to
His will through His Holy Spirit guidance, strength and peace.
When we keep the doors
closed, we miss the “crosswinds of blessings” that are not possible with
cracked windows. We run the risk of inviting danger when we believe we are
safe. We truncate the beauty of the wind of God’s favor upon our lives.
What doors are you afraid to
open? What doors are you refusing to open? What blessings are you missing
because you are content to remain in a closed off “room” with only a window
open, ignoring the doors of opportunity?
Trust God and open your door
today. The crosswinds of blessings are awaiting…
In Faith, Hope and
Perseverance,
Pastor Chris
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