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“Every morning is an open door; every moment can become one.”

A thought by John Ortberg, (2015-02-24) from his book. All the Places to Go . . . HowWill You Know?: God Has Placed before You an Open Door.  What Will You Do?  (p. 18). Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)


I love that thought.  I read on Facebook this morning that a friend of mine had a horrible day yesterday and I felt for her but then the thought came to me but today is a new day.  Yes there is memory of yesterday but today is a blank slate with new adventure and new possibilities and new potential. 

What was your day like yesterday?  Learn the lessons from it and see today as a new open door to walk through.  Oh I can see the door and have some fear because of what happened yesterday and decide I’m not going to open it.  That is a real choice for us.  The problems of yesterday can keep us from the possibilities of today.  They can but they don’t have to.

John says, “Some of us see the doors and seize them, and so life becomes a divine adventure. Some of us shrink back or fail to see. A room with no door is a prison. To fail to embrace the open door is to miss the work God has made for us to do. If we want to experience more of the Spirit of God in our lives, we need to train ourselves to look for and respond to moments of divine opportunity.”

Remember, “This is the day that the Lord has made.”  This is a day that He has created for us and yes it takes faith and trust in Him and in us to set out and open the door of today.  Then the Psalmist goes on and says, “Let us rejoice and be glad in it.”  Even if yesterday was a tough day don’t let it control today. God brought you through it.  You survived.  So rejoice in the opportunity of a new day.

As John said, “To fail to embrace the open door is to miss the work God has made for us to do.”  “This is the day the Lord has made.  Let us rejoice and be glad in it.”


So how is this thought going to make a difference in today?
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  1. TheWriterJaiApril 24, 2015 at 1:08 PM

    Great topic. Just with the way things (in my own life) have been going. I can understand. Life can seem impossible but if you look hard enough you can find areas of hope.

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  2. Bill WilliamsApril 24, 2015 at 1:51 PM

    You really can, Michael.

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