One of the things that I aggressively do is look for open doors with great anticipation. God orchestrates our lives, and He will provide opportunities to serve Him if we want to serve Him more and ask him for those opportunities. An open door is an opportunity God gives us to do something for Him that matters. We must look for them; they aren’t easy to spot unless we look carefully. We won’t look unless we want to do something great with our lives for Jesus. And we need to ask and pray, over and over again, that God will take us off the bench and put us in the game.

Often, we miss an opportunity because we are tired and don’t want to do anything more. Sometimes, we miss an opportunity because we are so distracted by all the activities of the world. And then there are those wide-open doors we choose not to step through because we are lazy or fearful of failing.

I am over at the coast teaching a group of Pastors for three days because I got a phone call and an invitation. I didn’t want to do it because of my schedule and the time it would take, but I have prayed every day, asking God to provide opportunities like this one; I couldn’t say no.

1 Corinthians 16:9 for a wide door for effective service has opened to me.

2 Corinthians 2:12 Now when I came to Troas for the gospel of Christ a door was opened for me in the Lord,

Colossians 4:3 praying at the same time for us as well, that God will open up to us a door for the word.

Revelation 3:8 ‘I know your deeds. Behold, I have put before you an open door which no one can shut, because you have a little power, and have kept My word, and have not denied My name.