YESTERDAY MORNING AT CHUCH, JOHNNY WEST LED TESTIMONY SERVICE. WHILE HE WAS SPEAKING, HE THANKED THE LORD FOR ALL OF THE DOORS WHICH GOD HAS BEEN OPENING FOR HIM IN HIS LIFE. LIKE ALL OUR YOUTH, JOHNNY HAS AN OPEN ROAD AHEAD OF HIM FULL OF OPEN DOORS. GOD HAS MADE SURE OF THIS. AS LONG AS OUR YOUTH OF TODAY REMAIN TRUE TO THE WORD OF GOD, THEIR FUTURES ARE GUARANTEED BY HIS PROMISES TO BE HAPPY, JOYOUS AND FREE. THEY WILL BE SUCCESSFUL AND LEAD THEIR OWN CHILDREN DOWN THE RIGHT PATH.
AS I HAVE TOLD BEFORE, MY LIFE STARTED OUT THAT WAY. MY LIFE COULD HAVE BEEN AWESOME. I HAD UNLIMITED OPEN DOORS AVAILABLE IN MY LIFE. AS YOU ALL KNOW BY NOW, I CHOSE TO BYPASS THE OPEN DOORS. ONE BY ONE, I SOMEHOW MADE SURE TO NOT ONLY PASS UP THE OPEN DOORS, I MANAGED TO CLOSE THEM AS WELL. THE ONCE OPEN DOORS IN MY LIFE WERE ALL SLAMMED SHUT. SLAMMED SHUT, BOLTED DOWN, PADLOCKED AND BARRED. I MADE SUCH A MESS OF THINGS, I FOUND MYSELF ALL ALONE IN AN ENDLESS HALLWAY OF NOTHING BUT CLOSED DOORS. AND I HAD NO ONE TO BLAME BUT MYSELF. IT WAS A TERRIBLE FEELING.
I AM SO THANKFUL TODAY FOR THE ONE REMAINING DOOR WHICH HAD NOT BEEN CLOSED, SLAMMED AND LOCKED. THIS DOOR WOULD HAVE BEEN FOREVER CLOSED AND PADLOCKED TOO, IF NOT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD. IF NOT FOR THE FORGIVENESS, THE GRACE, THE MERCY AND THE LOVE OF GOD, TO BE EXACT. HE KNEW THAT I HAD NO WHERE ELSE TO TURN. HE WAS ONLY WAITING FOR ME TO REALIZE THAT HE AND HE ALONE IS THE KEYHOLDER TO EVERY LOCKED DOOR DOWN THE ENDLESS HALLWAY OF MY LIFE. HE CAME TO ME WHEN I WAS BROKEN. WHEN I WAS ASHAMED. WHEN I WAS TRULY ALONE IN THIS WORLD.
WE HAVE ALL HEARD THAT GOD CAN OPEN DOORS WHICH NO MAN CAN POSSIBLY OPEN. HE HAS DONE THIS FOR ME PERSONALLY AND I CANNOT THANK HIM ENOUGH! I HAD DONE A TREMONDOUS JOB OF DESTROYING EVERYTHING GOOD IN MY LIFE. I HAD DESTROYED ANY HOPES OF EMPLOYMENT, LET ALONE A CAREER. I HAD LOST THE TRUST OF MY FAMILY AND WHAT FEW FRIENDS I HAD LEFT. MY CHILDREN FELT LET DOWN BY THEIR MOTHER. BUT, THROUGH THE GRACE OF GOD, I HAVE A RESTORED LIFE. I LOOK FORWARD TO MY FUTURE. I CAN HOLD MY HEAD UP HIGH. I AM FORGIVEN.
GOD LOVES US ALL SO MUCH. HIS ONLY SON PAID THE PRICE FOR THIS LOVE. GOD SENT HIM HERE FOR THIS VERY PURPOSE. JESUS WAS THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE. FOR ME! FOR YOU! FOR US! GOD ONLY WANTS US ONLY TO BELIEVE. TO OBEY HIS WORD. TO LOVE HIM AS HE HAS LOVED US ALL. PLEASE ALLOW GOD TO OPEN DOORS IN YOUR LIFE, SUCH AS HE DID FOR ME. IF HE DID IT FOR ME, HE CAN AND HE WILL SURELY DO IT FOR YOU AS WELL! HE LOVES US UNCONDITIONALLY!
REVELATION 3:20 "BEHOLD, I STAND AT THE DOOR AND KNOCK. IF ANYONE HEARS MY VOICE AND OPENS THE DOOR I WILL COME IN TO HIM AND DINE WITH HIM, AND HE WITH ME"
JOHN 10:7 "I AM THE DOOR"
AS I HAVE TOLD BEFORE, MY LIFE STARTED OUT THAT WAY. MY LIFE COULD HAVE BEEN AWESOME. I HAD UNLIMITED OPEN DOORS AVAILABLE IN MY LIFE. AS YOU ALL KNOW BY NOW, I CHOSE TO BYPASS THE OPEN DOORS. ONE BY ONE, I SOMEHOW MADE SURE TO NOT ONLY PASS UP THE OPEN DOORS, I MANAGED TO CLOSE THEM AS WELL. THE ONCE OPEN DOORS IN MY LIFE WERE ALL SLAMMED SHUT. SLAMMED SHUT, BOLTED DOWN, PADLOCKED AND BARRED. I MADE SUCH A MESS OF THINGS, I FOUND MYSELF ALL ALONE IN AN ENDLESS HALLWAY OF NOTHING BUT CLOSED DOORS. AND I HAD NO ONE TO BLAME BUT MYSELF. IT WAS A TERRIBLE FEELING.
I AM SO THANKFUL TODAY FOR THE ONE REMAINING DOOR WHICH HAD NOT BEEN CLOSED, SLAMMED AND LOCKED. THIS DOOR WOULD HAVE BEEN FOREVER CLOSED AND PADLOCKED TOO, IF NOT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD. IF NOT FOR THE FORGIVENESS, THE GRACE, THE MERCY AND THE LOVE OF GOD, TO BE EXACT. HE KNEW THAT I HAD NO WHERE ELSE TO TURN. HE WAS ONLY WAITING FOR ME TO REALIZE THAT HE AND HE ALONE IS THE KEYHOLDER TO EVERY LOCKED DOOR DOWN THE ENDLESS HALLWAY OF MY LIFE. HE CAME TO ME WHEN I WAS BROKEN. WHEN I WAS ASHAMED. WHEN I WAS TRULY ALONE IN THIS WORLD.
WE HAVE ALL HEARD THAT GOD CAN OPEN DOORS WHICH NO MAN CAN POSSIBLY OPEN. HE HAS DONE THIS FOR ME PERSONALLY AND I CANNOT THANK HIM ENOUGH! I HAD DONE A TREMONDOUS JOB OF DESTROYING EVERYTHING GOOD IN MY LIFE. I HAD DESTROYED ANY HOPES OF EMPLOYMENT, LET ALONE A CAREER. I HAD LOST THE TRUST OF MY FAMILY AND WHAT FEW FRIENDS I HAD LEFT. MY CHILDREN FELT LET DOWN BY THEIR MOTHER. BUT, THROUGH THE GRACE OF GOD, I HAVE A RESTORED LIFE. I LOOK FORWARD TO MY FUTURE. I CAN HOLD MY HEAD UP HIGH. I AM FORGIVEN.
GOD LOVES US ALL SO MUCH. HIS ONLY SON PAID THE PRICE FOR THIS LOVE. GOD SENT HIM HERE FOR THIS VERY PURPOSE. JESUS WAS THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE. FOR ME! FOR YOU! FOR US! GOD ONLY WANTS US ONLY TO BELIEVE. TO OBEY HIS WORD. TO LOVE HIM AS HE HAS LOVED US ALL. PLEASE ALLOW GOD TO OPEN DOORS IN YOUR LIFE, SUCH AS HE DID FOR ME. IF HE DID IT FOR ME, HE CAN AND HE WILL SURELY DO IT FOR YOU AS WELL! HE LOVES US UNCONDITIONALLY!
REVELATION 3:20 "BEHOLD, I STAND AT THE DOOR AND KNOCK. IF ANYONE HEARS MY VOICE AND OPENS THE DOOR I WILL COME IN TO HIM AND DINE WITH HIM, AND HE WITH ME"
JOHN 10:7 "I AM THE DOOR"
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