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When God Closes Doors

By Jeremy Myers
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When God Closes Doors

Jayne Thurber-SmithThis Guest post is written by Jayne Thurber-Smith.

Jayne is an award-winning writer for various publications including Faith & Friends, Floral Business magazine and The Citizen of Chesapeake newspaper, and is also a sports contributor to cbn.com.

She and her husbandโ€™s favorite activity is being included in whatever their four adult children have going on.

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Open DoorI was completely burned out from working at a busy call center. I was trying to help my four children get through college but I wished I could find something I enjoyed a little more. I simply did not have the patience for the irate and often unreasonable customer service calls I handled, sometimes one hundred per day.

So when a position opened up in the marketing department next door, I put in for it. I was thrilled when I received a call for an interview with Human Resources and doubly thrilled to get called for a second interview with the actual department heads. I thought we all hit it off.

But thatโ€™s where it ended.

After two weeks of anticipation I stopped in to see HR and asked if I was still in consideration. I was politely told no. It had come down to me and someone with a Masterโ€™s degree and guess who got it? Impossible. I had been so sure it was mine. Why was someone with a Masterโ€™s degree interviewing for jobs that did not require it? Why were they not applying for jobs that required a Masterโ€™s degree?

As I returned to my cubicle, deflated, I couldnโ€™t hide my tears. My supervisor, thank God, was a loving, kind Christian and he knew I was up for the job. He could tell by looking at me what the answer was.

He took me aside and said softly โ€œI donโ€™t know if this was Ishmael, but I know God has Isaac.โ€ He immediately brought to mind the Bible story of Abraham trying to rush God by having a baby with his servant Hagar, before his wife Sarah bore him a son as had been promised.

That was completely the coaching I needed to strengthen my resolve. I knew God promised in 2 Samuel 22:31 that His ways are perfect. I knew there was a job more suited for me somewhere and so did my supervisor. I shook off the self-pity and kept job hunting.

Within two months I got a response to an application I put in for a job closer to my home, perfect for me in every way. This time I landed it. Iโ€™ve been there for two years now and every day I pinch myself to make sure Iโ€™m not dreaming. I now have my โ€œIsaac,โ€ which I wouldnโ€™t have kept looking for had I merely settled for โ€œIshmael.โ€

Have you seen God close one door only to open another? Let me know your stories in the comment section below!


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  1. CT says

    February 28, 2020 at 7:19 pm

    I have only seen God close all doors before me and never kept any open or never sustained any open doors open.

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