God doesn't open windows after he closes doors

I was thinking about my "Miracle of the lost cable" and have decided that I don't like the metaphor "When God shuts a door he opens a window."

In my limited life experience, I have really started to see that he often closes windows, but then always opens palatial palace gates thereafter.



Think about it carefully. Have you ever hoped for something that ended up not turning out? But then after that you ended up with something even better than you had been planning and hoping for? I suspect this happens more often than we recognize.

I have a strong testimony that, while we need to put effort into planning our lifes and reaching goals, we need to always be looking for what the Lord wants us to do.



I tell him, "Ok, Lord, I am going to do A then B, then that's when you're supposed to make C happen. Ok? Got it? Now get to work." And I inevitably get frustrated with how it turns out.

Now I say, "Ok Lord, I've thought a lot about it and I'm going to do A and B. If C is what you want to happen, then please make it happen and I will do my best to also make it happen. But if you have a better plan, let me know because I'm all ears and will do it! I'll be waiting for your call!" And then inevitably Z++++ happens and I am floored at how much better his plan is.