Alice in Wonderland

My newly discovered hidden talent: a knack for finding doors. Mulling over things this weekend; this past year, decisions, ect. I realized that I am especially good at finding new opportunities and potential adventures. Big doors always seem to just appear in front of me. Doors that have the ability to bring me into a different world or significantly alter my path course. Examples: studying abroad in Australia, studing abroud in Italy, working for Lead America, taking a semester off, going on missions trips, spending the summer in Kenya. The list could go on and on. And while this is a blessing most of the time, it often puts me in a place of having to make tough decisions. Even harder is when I find the door and then for some reason it appears that God closes it. I never understood why He would close the door on such great opportunities. I'd look up at Him with hands in the air and say "doesn't this look good though?" I would get upset, hurt, and frusterated.

But now I've realized that it's a secret gift. Since so many doors just appear before me, I better expect God to shut some. Just because a door/ opportunity lays at your feet, doesn't mean it's worth walking through. And so I'm thankful that I have a Father who shuts doors and guides me so directly. It's a joy! Plus, how much more exciting is it when you find a little door off in the distance that opens perfectly when you come to it. That's where I'm at now, happy with the doors that are opening and I'm walking through.