Maria: When the Lord closes a door, somewhere He opens a window.
From one of my all time favorite movies:
- The Sound of Music

As GaZi and I had an “team Gazi ride” just he and me.. Open doors…I’ve prayed for open doors many times and perhaps you have too. I’m stressing about next weekend’s endurance ride… and pray that the door is open for a successful ride.. even a successful start. I’m worrying what if he doesnt pass the “pre ride veteterinary check”? And while I’ve heard that it’s a common worry among endurance riders, regardless of “time in seat” as it were.. worry comes down to … loss of faith. So I prayed to the Heavenly Father whilst on GaZi The longer I walk or in this case ride this Christian life, however, I learn that everything we need…we already have. That goes for open doors as well.

So I went back t ot he beginning as it were and re-read Genesis 1 again. My first thought earlier that morning had been “Open Doors”, In Gen: 1:2 when the Lord spoke…”Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there IS and open door. Quit looking for an open door…I am the door.” Whoa! (pardon the pun)My mind raced to that scripture in Revelation 3:8, “See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut…”

In the Old Testament when the children of Israel were to follow the cloud by day? When the cloud would move…they loaded up their goods and followed. The Spirit of the Lord moved those millions of people from place to place so that they would be provided for. Had they not moved, they would have died in the desert and on their tombstones would have been written…”Failed to follow the Spirit of God”.

So what does all of this have to do with doors? Where the Spirit of the Lord is…there IS an open door. Following that spirit is the key that unlocks our ability to see  open doors. He sees open doors and knows which doors are closing before it even happens. If we will listen, He will position us in just the right spot. This has to do with going when He says go, and staying when He says stay.

A recent horsey example was when Picken was for hte first time since I got her .. unrideable due to some injury she’d sustained we guessed running in the pasture. She wouldn’t tell us :) THe same day we took her to the vet for x-rays etc came on the email photogs of what was to be be my purchase of GaZi.  A “g-dincidence ” if ever there were one. Everything just lined up for his arrival here. And while Picken was on “rest and rehab”, it was GaZi and my time to start to learn each other.

As we finished our ride back to the barn I dropped my reins and lifted my hands and eyes skyward as I prayed. And I was filled with such a peaceful spirit. Yes, and in the next instant the “monkey mind” kicks in with doubts So, when you are looking for open doors, remember,G-d is the door …Genesis 1:1…In the beginning God. All we need to do is ask, look and listen. The hills are alive.

Do I hear an amen?