當上帝關上一扇門時, 祂為你打開一扇窗？箴言16:9［人心籌算自己的道路, 惟耶和華指引他的腳步.］上帝指引我們的方向, 但是並不負責為我們關門或開窗. 神可以做任何喜悅的事情, 耶利米書32:26［我是耶和華, 是凡有血氣的神, 豈有難成的事.], 衪從不抛棄自己的百姓, 希伯來書13:5[我總不撇下你, 也不丟棄你.］但是如果神在你生命中關上一扇門, 祂從未保證過一定會為你開一扇窗, 他可能什麼都不開, 他也可能要你意識到你找錯了地方. 上帝是賜下恩典的神, 但是我們不能養成依賴的心態, 吃定神有義務照我們的心願去滿足我們一切的需要. 聖經中充滿了聖靈關閉門, 窗和其他可以想像的入口的例子, 以防止一個人在錯誤的時間走向錯誤的方向. 使徒行傳16:7-8［聖靈既然禁止他們在亞西亞講道, 他們就經過弗呂家, 加拉太一帶地方. 到了每西亞的邊界, 他們想要往庇推尼去, 耶穌的靈卻不許.］很顯然上帝指引他們的方向, 而不是在為他們關門及開窗.
When God closes a door, does He open a window for you? Proverbs 16:9 [A heart plans its own way, but the Lord directs its steps.] God directs our direction, but He is not responsible for closing doors or opening windows for us. He can do whatever pleases Him, Jeremiah 32: 26 [I am the LORD, the God of all flesh; nothing is impossible.], He never forsakes His people, Hebrews 13:5 [I will never leave you nor forsake you. ] But if God closes a door in your life, He never promises that He will open a window for you. He may not open anything at all, or He may want you to realize that you are looking in the wrong place. God is the gift of There is a God of grace, but we must not develop a dependent mentality, assuming that God is obligated to meet all our needs according to our heart desires. The Bible is full of examples of the Holy Spirit closing doors, windows, and other imaginable entrances to prevent a People go in the wrong direction at the wrong time. Acts 16:7-8 [Since the Holy Spirit had forbidden them to preach in Asia, they passed through Phrygia and the region of Galatia. When they came to the borders of Mysia, they thought to go to Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow it.] Clearly God was directing their direction, not closing doors and opening windows for them.