Open Doors and Open Heavens
by Scott Hunter
For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries. (1 Corinthians 16:9)
As we are now into this new year, I pray that God is moving mightily in your lives. I believe that as we came into the spiritual new year last fall, we moved into a time of open heavens. I believe that this year will be one of open doors as a result of what God has already begun to do. Aligning our lives with His purpose is key in the coming days. Paul said in 1 Corinthians 16:9 that there are adversaries at the open door. The word adversary means to oppose, to lie opposite, and to be contrary. I know that many people in the Body of Christ have felt great opposition in the previous months. This is only a sign that newness is ahead of you. The Lord revealed to me three specific adversaries that we must confront in order to walk through the new doors that await us.
The first one is fear. The fears of failure, disappointment, not measuring up, and letting others down are all things that we face as we walk in new directions. As David went to face Goliath, he had to muster the faith from his previous tests to move against this new opposition. Although he was anointed to be king, this first step was key in moving forward.
The second is options. You will never move forward if you are trying to keep your options open. It would be like walking through a new door still holding on to the door behind you. David told Saul that he used to keep his fatherÔÇÖs sheep. In other words, he was saying I am not going back, I am going forward.
Lastly is offense. David was criticized by his brothers as he tried to move into what God had for him. All of us will have the opportunity to become offended during transition.
Whether it is from those from afar or from those who are close, you will receive criticism.
The key is to refine your love walk during this process, because it will assist you in later phases. We must then recognize GodÔÇÖs timing in all these matters. It is important to be exactly aligned to GodÔÇÖs plan. The faith that has brought you here, will take you though. Recently the Lord said to me, ÔÇ£Stop getting your hopes up and start building your faith upÔÇØ. LetÔÇÖs not walk in disappointment by living in hope alone, but rather build our faith and walk in the newness that God has for us.
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