{"id":17970,"date":"2013-05-06T10:00:52","date_gmt":"2013-05-06T18:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=17970"},"modified":"2013-04-28T09:08:02","modified_gmt":"2013-04-28T17:08:02","slug":"when-god-closes-doors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/when-god-closes-doors\/","title":{"rendered":"When God Closes Doors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"background-color: #eaeaea; border: 1px solid #CCCCCC; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 8px; padding: 15px 20px 15px 20px;\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17993\" alt=\"Jayne Thurber-Smith\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Jayne-150x125.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Jayne-150x125.jpg 150w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Jayne-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Jayne.jpg 458w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>This Guest post is written by Jayne Thurber-Smith.<\/p>\n<p>Jayne is an award-winning writer for various publications including <em>Faith &amp; Friends<\/em>, <em>Floral Business<\/em> magazine and <em>The Citizen of Chesapeake<\/em> newspaper, and is also a sports contributor to <a title=\"CBN.com\" href=\"http:\/\/cbn.com\" target=\"_blank\">cbn.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She and her husband\u2019s favorite activity is being included in whatever their four adult children have going on.<\/p>\n<p>You may contact Jayne in one of the following ways:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Jayne Thurber-Smith\" href=\"http:\/\/suite101.com\/jayne-thurber-smith\" target=\"_blank\">Suite 101<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Jayne Thurber-Smith\" href=\"http:\/\/myworldwelcome2it-jayne.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jayne&#8217;s World Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"@jthurbersmith\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jthurbersmith\">@jthurbersmith on Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you would like to write a guest post for this blog, <a title=\"Guest Posts for Till He Comes Blog\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/get-your-blog-post-read-by-1000-people\/\">check out the guidelines here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-17992\" alt=\"Open Door\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/open-door-300x205.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/open-door-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/open-door-150x102.jpg 150w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/open-door-570x390.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>I 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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>But that\u2019s where it ended.<\/p>\n<p>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 Master\u2019s degree and guess who got it? Impossible. I had been so sure it was mine. Why was someone with a Master\u2019s degree interviewing for jobs that did not require it? Why were they not applying for jobs that required a Master\u2019s degree?<\/p>\n<p>As I returned to my cubicle, deflated, I couldn\u2019t 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.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->He took me aside and said softly \u201cI don\u2019t know if this was Ishmael, but I know God has Isaac.\u201d 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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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. I\u2019ve been there for two years now and every day I pinch myself to make sure I\u2019m not dreaming. I now have my \u201cIsaac,\u201d which I wouldn\u2019t have kept looking for had I merely settled for \u201cIshmael.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Have you seen God close one door only to open another? Let me know your stories in the comment section below!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes God closes one door only to open another. Here is a story from Jayne Thurber-Smith about how this happened in her own life. Have you seen God close one door only to open another? 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